![]() This is what is called 'The mysterious Quality' (of the Tao). In loving the people and ruling the state, cannot he proceed without any (purpose of) action? In the opening and shutting of his gates of heaven, cannot he do so as a female bird? While his intelligence reaches in every direction, cannot he (appear to) be without knowledge? (The Tao) produces (all things) and nourishes them it produces them and does not claim them as its own it does all, and yet does not boast of it it presides over all, and yet does not control them. While its authorship is debated, the text. When he has cleansed away the most mysterious sights (of his imagination), he can become without a flaw. The Tao Te Ching is a classic Chinese text written around the 6th century BC by Laozi, a Zhou-dynasty courtier. When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy, he can become as a (tender) babe. ![]() When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating. ![]()
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