Tao Saying

What is in the end to be thrown down, Begins by being first set on high.

What is in the end to be thrown down, Begins by being first set on high.

We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.

We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.

Fill your house with gold and jade, and it can no longer be guarded.

Fill your house with gold and jade, and it can no longer be guarded.

in motion be like water...
at rest, like a mirror.
resound like the echo;
be subtle, as though
nonexistent.

in motion be like water...
at rest, like a mirror.
resound like the echo;
be subtle, as though
nonexistent.

When you are lacking in faith, Others will be unfaithful to you.

When you are lacking in faith, Others will be unfaithful to you.