Tao Te Ching - Book 1, V16-17

Tao Te Ching said to be written by Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius. Allow the words to be felt by your Heart as it has a broader understanding of Energy. Take your time to listen, ponder and process. Enjoy.

Transcript

Dao De Jing Book 1 Verse 16 I do my utmost to attain emptiness I hold firmly to stillness The myriad creatures all rise together And I watch their return The teeming creatures all return to their separate roots Returning to one's roots is known as stillness This is what is meant by returning to one's destiny Returning to one's destiny is known as the constant Knowledge of the constant is known as discernment Woe to him who willfully innovates While ignorant of the constant But should one act from the knowledge of the constant One's action will lead to impartiality Impartiality to kingliness Kingliness to heaven Heaven to the way The way To perpetuity And to the end of one's days One will meet with no danger Verse 17 The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects Next comes the ruler they love and praise Next comes one they fear Next comes one with whom they take liberties When there is not enough faith There is lack of good faith Hesitant, He does not utter words lightly When his task is accomplished and his work is done The people all say it happened to us naturally