The movement of the Tao
By contraries proceeds;
And weakness marks the course
Of Tao's mighty deeds.
All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and named);
that existence sprang from It as non-existent (and not named).
Commentary
Commentary
AVOIDING ACTIVITY.
1. "Homeward is Reason's course, Weakness is Reason's force." 2. Heaven and earth and the ten thousand things come from existence, but existence comes from non-existence. Next: 41. Sameness in Difference | « Previous: The Canon of Reason and Virtue (Tao te Ching): The Old Ph... Next: The Canon of Reason and Virtue (Tao te Ching): The Old Ph... »
Sources: Paul Carus (1913) - Chapter heading; Paul Carus (1913) - Canon of Reason and Virtue
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