![]() ![]() Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Here are some of our favourite passages and interpretations.įill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. This is another one of those books that you could read every year and each time you would uncover something different – the ideas are rather abstract, and each time you read the book you’re reading it as a different person in a different place in life at a different time, so you’ll be interpreting different meanings every single time. Admittedly, we still don’t totally understand what this means. ![]() A quick google says that this book presents the paradigm for non-action, which is the most effective form of action. This text was written before 500BS in China. The book contains ideas around striving, leadership, listening, being open, achievement, hubris, humility, and more. More than a few of these passages made us stop, put the book down, and reflect on life. There’s lessons packed within each paragraph and it’s a bit of a mindblower that takes some time to stop, think and reflect.Ģ,500 years of wisdom packed into 81 short power-packets of knowledge. ‘The ancient masters didn’t try to educate the people but kindly taught them to not know’.‘Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill’.‘He who stands on tiptoe doesn’t stand firm, he who rushes ahead cannot go far’.‘Those who know don’t talk, those who talk don’t know’.It’s been passed on through the ages and applies to all aspects of life. The Tao Te Ching is packed with wisdom from 500BC China. ![]()
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