Tao te Ching Chapter Three

Thomas Brill and Brian Parks chatting again. This week we talked about chapter 3 of the Tao te Ching. By not elevating the worthy, you bring it about that people will not compete. By not valuing goods that are hard to obtain, you bring it about that people will not act like thieves. By not displaying the desirable you bring it about that people will not be confused. Therefore, in the government of the Sage: He empties their minds, An fills their bellies. Weakens their ambition, And strengthens their bones. He constantly causes the people to be without knowledge and without desires. If he can bring it about that those with knowledge simply do not dare to act, Then there is nothing that will not be in order. Here is a link to the audio file for chapter 3 if you are not using iTunes. https://s3.amazonaws.com/tao4two/TtCC3.mp3