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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 1853683" data-attributes="member: 537"><a href="http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/rel/tao/TaoTeChing.html" target="_blank">http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/rel/tao/TaoTeChing.html</a>Chapter 1:The tao that can be described is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be spoken is not the eternal Name. Chapter 34:The great Tao flows unobstructed in every direction. All things rely on it to conceive and be born, and it does not deny even the smallest of creation. When it has accomplishes great wonders, it does not claim them for itself. It nourishes infinite worlds, yet it doesn't seek to master the smallest creature. Since it is without wants and desires, it can be considered humble. All of creation seeks it for refuge yet it does not seek to master or control. Because it does not seek greatness; it is able to accomplish truly great things. Chapter 51:The Tao gives birth to all of creation. The virtue of Tao in nature nurtures them, and their family give them their form. Their environment then shapes them into completion. That is why every creature honors the Tao and its virtue.</blockquote>