Fourteen "Look, and it can't be seen. Listen, and it can't be heard. Reach, and it can't be grasped. Above, it isn't bright. Below, it...

Thirteen "Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear. What does it mean that success is as dangerous as failure?...

Twelve "Colors blind the eye. Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart. The...

Eleven "We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center whole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot but it is the...

Ten "Can you coax your mind from it's wandering and keep to the original oneness? Can you let your body become supple as a newborn...

Nine "Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your...

Eight "The supreme good is like water which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people...

Seven "The Tao is infinite; eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born, thus, it can never die. Why is infinite? It has no desires for...

Six "The Tao is called the great mother, empty yet inexhaustible. It gives birth to infinite worlds. It is always present within you. You...

Five "The Tao doesn't take sides, it gives birth to both good and evil. The master doesn't take sides, she welcomes both saints and...