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"Sifu" Bevan Bell
Chapters 1-20
CHAPTER 1:
The tao that can be told is not the eternal tao.
CHAPTER 2:
When people see things as beautiful, other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good, other things become bad
CHAPTER 3:
Practice not doing and everything will fall into place.
CHAPTER 4:
The tao is like a well: used, but never used up
It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities.
CHAPTER 5:
The Tao doesn't take sides, it gives birth to both good and evil.
Hold onto the center
CHAPTER 6:
It is always present within you, you can use it any way you want.
CHAPTER 7:
The tao is infinite, eternal.
It was never born; thus, it can never die
It has no desires for itself; thus it is present for all beings.
CHAPTER 8:
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete,
everybody will respect you.
CHAPTER 9:
Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity.
CHAPTER 10:
Giving birth and nourishing, having without possessing,
acting with no expectations, leading and not trying to control:
This is the supreme virtue
CHAPTER 11:
We shape the clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want
We work with being, but non-being is what we use
CHAPTER 12:
Colors blind the eye. Sound deafens the ear.
Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind.
Desires wither the heart.
The master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision.
CHAPTER 13
Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear
See the world as your self. Have faith in the way things are.
CHAPTER 14
Look, and it can't be seen.
Listen, and it can't be heard.
Reach, and it can't be grasped.
Just realize where you come from: this is the essence of wisdom.
CHAPTER 15
Not seeking, not expecting, she is present, and can welcome all things.
CHAPTER 16
Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you,
and when death comes, you are ready.
CHAPTER 17
When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists.
If you don't trust the people, you make them untrustworthy.
CHAPTER 18
When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear.
CHAPTER 19
Just stay at the center of the circle and let all things take their course.
CHAPTER 20
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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