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SU CH’E says, “Those who possess the Way supply the needs of the ten thousand creatures without saying a word. Only those who possess the Way are capable of this.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
Heaven and earth are eternal. They are eternal because they do not exist for themselves; that is why they are eternal. In just the same way an upright and saintly man renounces himself and thereby becomes eternal. And, in becoming eternal, he also becomes a mighty and powerful individual and is able to achieve everything he needs to achieve. Lao-tz
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TS’AO TAO-CH’UNG says, “Although living things might be infinite in number, the Tao creates them all through the mystery of doing nothing. It doesn’t mind making so many. And it creates them without thinking about its power.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
SU CH’E says, “Those who possess the Way supply the needs of the ten thousand creatures without saying a word. Only those who possess the Way are capable of this.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
25th Verse There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. It is the Mother of the universe. For lack of a better name, I call it the Tao. I call it great. Great is boundless; boundless is eternally flowing; ever flowing, it is constantly returning. There
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In addition to providing us with a complete set of names, Ssu-ma Ch’ien also tells us that Lao-tzu, or Li Erh, served as keeper of the Chou dynasty’s Royal Archives.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
The Taoist philosopher Chuang Tzu told this story: