Cherie's Place » Lao Tzu http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:58:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/01/27/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-193/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/01/27/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-193/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:28:59 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=9969 Reach for the Sky

The Tao that can be spoken is not the
…..true Tao.
Any name which can be given to it
…..is not its true name.
That which was before Heaven and
…..Earth is Tao.
Tao is the mother of all things.
The wise seek its mystery,
…..and find it made of opposites.
Opposites arise from the same source
…..and are identical in all but name.
The mystery of opposites is so profound,
…..to understand it
is to open the door of Tao.

Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching

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Lao Tzu (circa 6th century BC)

Meandering

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Lao Tzu (circa 6th century BC)

Response to TLC

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There are four types of leaders:

The best leader is indistinguishable

from the will of those who selected her.

The next best leader enjoys the love

and praise of the people.

The poor leader rules through coercion and fear.

And the worst leader is a tyrant despised

by the multitudes who are the victims of his power.

What a world of difference among these leaders!
—
In the last two types, what is done

is without sincerity or trust – only coercion.

In the second type, there is harmony

between the leader and the people.

In the first type, whatever is done happens

so naturally that no one presumes to take the credit!

Verse 17 from the Ralph Alan Dale translation 2002

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