![]() ![]() Not combined: to walk, to look straight forward, and the Has three parts, each with its own separate meaning when Te is a complex one, consisting of 14 brush strokes, which is a lot. The Chinese word might have meant to him, so that weĭon't automatically assume similarities with the Western concept.īut upon examination, the Chinese and the Latin That's surely not what Lao Tzu considered in his choice Latin concept with its roots in Ancient Greek and Roman In our Western understanding, virtue is an old It's a symptom of deviation from the Way. Lao Tzu makes it very clear that virtue,Īlthough seemingly splendid, is what to follow in theĪbsence of contact with Tao. Here the focus is not on Tao, the Way, but on the Click the image to see the book at Amazon (paid link). The great Taoist philosophy classic by Lao Tzu translated, and each of the 81 chapters extensively commented. Tao Te Ching The Taoism of Lao Tzu Explained. They reject the latter and receive the former. Knowing the future is the flower of the Way, Rituals are the end of fidelity and honesty, When righteousness is lost there are rituals. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. ![]() Therefore, when the Way is lost there is virtue. The highest ritual acts, but since no one cares, ![]() The highest righteousness acts with purpose. The highest benevolence acts without purpose. ![]()
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