The Tao, Chapter 32

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://angelsansara.wordpress.com/2023/03/23/the-tao-chapter-32/ The Tao, Chapter 32 The Tao is nameless and unchanging.Although it appears insignificant,nothing in the world can contain it. If a ruler abides by its principles,then her people will willingly follow.Heaven would then reign on earth,like sweet rain falling on paradise.People would have no need for laws,because the law would be written on their hearts. Naming is a necessity for order,but naming cannot order all things.Naming often makes things impersonal,so we should know when naming should end.Knowing when to stop naming,you can avoid the pitfall it brings. All things end in the Taojust as the small streams and the largest riversflow through valleys to the sea. -- Translated by J. H. McDonald