A Delicate Balance: The Tao Te Ching/ Verse Sixty
The Tao Te Ching: Verse Sixty Ruling a large country is like cooking a small fish Using the Tao to manage the world Its demons have no power Not only do its demons have no power Its gods do not harm people Not only do its gods not harm people [...]
The Tao Te Ching: Verse Fifty-Nine
In governing people and serving Heaven There is nothing like conservation Only with conservation is it called submitting early Submitting early is called emphasis on accumulating virtues Accumulating virtues means there is nothing one cannot overcome When there is nothing that one cannot overcome One's limits are unknown The limitations [...]
A Delicate Balance: The Tao Te Ching/ Verse Fifty-Eight
The Tao Te Ching: Verse Fifty-Eight When governing is lackluster The people are simple and honest When governing is scrutinizing The people are shrewd and crafty Misfortune is what fortune depends upon Fortune is where misfortune hides beneath Who knows their ultimate end? They have no determined outcome Rightness reverts [...]
The Tao Te Ching: Verse Fifty-Seven
Govern a country with upright integrity Deploy the military with surprise tactics Take the world with non-interference How do I know this is so? With the following: When there are many restrictions in the world The people become more impoverished When people have many sharp weapons The country becomes more [...]
