Chapter 45
The Tao takes retreat as progress
The greatest perfection seems flawed, yet its usefulness never wears out. The greatest fullness seems empty, yet its usefulness never runs out. The straightest seems bent. The most skillful seems clumsy. The most eloquent seems slow to speak. Activity can overcome cold. Calm can overcome heat. Pure stillness and non-action are the true way for the world.
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table of contents
- Chapter1 What is Tao?
- Chapter2 The form of existence of Tao
- Chapter3 How to manage the public
- Chapter4 The nature of the Tao
- Chapter5 The core of Dao is non-interference
- Chapter6 The wonder of the Tao
- Chapter7 Dialectics of Dao
- Chapter8 attain enlightenment
- Chapter9 The Wisdom of Dao
- Chapter10 Training of Dao
- Chapter11 The essence of things in the Dao
- Chapter12 The Path to Tao
- Chapter13 The Tao Without Me
- Chapter14 The Law of Tao
- Chapter15 Code of Conduct for Dao
- Chapter16 The inner peace of Tao
- Chapter17 The Tao governs by inaction
- Chapter18 The Social Phenomenon of Tao
- Chapter19 The Return of the Way to Simplicity
- Chapter20 The pursuit of the Tao within
- Chapter21 Tao is the root of all things
- Chapter22 The negativity and positivity of the Tao
- Chapter23 The natural laws of Tao
- Chapter24 Self restraint of Tao
- Chapter25 Tao and All Things in the Universe
- Chapter26 The steadiness of the Tao
- Chapter27 Tao is good at using it
- Chapter28 The pros and cons of the Tao
- Chapter29 Tao cannot be forcibly intervened
- Chapter30 Use force with caution in the Tao
- Chapter31 Interpretation of the War of Tao
- Chapter32 The restraint of greed in the Tao
- Chapter33 The Inner Cultivation of Tao
- Chapter34 The Humility of Tao
- Chapter35 The Tao is hidden in plainness
- Chapter36 The reverse thinking of Tao
- Chapter37 Dao requires reverence for rules
- Chapter38 The Inner Virtue of Dao
- Chapter39 The Tao needs to advance by retreating
- Chapter40 See through the essence
- Chapter41 The Unity of Tao
- Chapter42 The harmony of yin and yang in the Tao
- Chapter43 The hardness and softness of the Tao
- Chapter44 The Choice of Tao
- Chapter45 The Tao takes retreat as progress
- Chapter46 The contentment of the Tao brings happiness
- Chapter47 To see the essence through appearances
- Chapter48 Tao removes distracting thoughts
- Chapter49 The original intention of the Tao
- Chapter50 Do not stand under the dangerous wall
- Chapter51 The Tao does not seek returns
- Chapter52 Self discipline of the Tao
- Chapter53 Surface skills
- Chapter54 The Usage of Tao
- Chapter55 Maintaining Harmony in the Tao
- Chapter56 Respect for the Tao
- Chapter57 The Tao does not disturb the people
- Chapter58 The blessings and misfortunes of the Tao depend on each other
- Chapter59 Frugality of the Tao
- Chapter60 Governing a country with the Tao is like cooking
- Chapter61 Humility of the Tao
- Chapter62 Fairness of the Tao
- Chapter63 Details of the Tao
- Chapter64 Prevention of Dao
- Chapter65 Governing the country through the Way of Tao
- Chapter66 The sea of Tao embraces all rivers
- Chapter67 The Three Methods of Tao
- Chapter68 Tao leads troops in battle
- Chapter69 The Lightness of the Tao's Enemy
- Chapter70 The return to simplicity of the Tao
- Chapter71 The self-awareness of the Tao
- Chapter72 The abuse of power in the Tao
- Chapter73 The Endurance of the Tao
- Chapter74 Tao's overstepping of authority
- Chapter75 The Tao is based on the people
- Chapter76 an arrogant army tends to be destroyed
- Chapter77 Balance of the Tao
- Chapter78 Weakness triumphs over rigidity
- Chapter79 The spirit of the Tao's contract
- Chapter80 The self-sufficiency of the Tao
- Chapter81 Humility and selflessness in the Tao