The Tao Te Ching compiled Some important parts needed to learn. Chapter 1 -What is the Tao? The "Tao" is too great to be described by the name "Tao". If it could be named so simply, it would not be the eternal Tao. Heaven and Earth began from the nameless (Tao), but the multitudes of things around us were created by names. We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, …showed first 75 words of 718 total…

…showed last 75 words of 718 total…ice that is on the verge of melting Sincere, like an uncut block of wood Receptive, like a valley Opaque, like muddy water (Q:) Who can wait quietly for muddy water to slowly settle and become clear? Who can continue to calmly live, and so experience nature's constant, slow growth? (A:) People who follow the Tao do not desire excess to be full. People who do not desire excess have unseen energy that constantly invigorates.