I highly recommend Rory’s commentary on the Tao te Ching. It’s contemporary application of these timeless teachings is guidance for our changing times.
– 57 –
In order to be a great leader,
you must first learn to follow the Tao.
War may be won with exceptional moves,
but loyalty is only won by not-doing.
Relinquish control
and the world will govern itself.
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How do I know this is so?
Because in this world,
the greater the prohibitions,
the less virtuous people will be.
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The more advanced the weapons of state,
the less secure people will be.
The more laws are posted,
the more thieves appear.
Therefore the Sage says:
I do not try to control
and the people transform themselves.
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I embrace quietude
and the people settle into their regular grooves.
I do not meddle in people’s lives
and they grow prosperous.
I let go of all desire
and the people return become serene.
Commentary
In this section of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu returns his attention to…
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