Tao Te Ching

#8

The Tao – The Way of God
Teaches us to flow like water
This is the way to goodness
It is the pattern of God
 Water gives life
It is a source
But it does not ask for anything back
It does not struggle or compete

It flows everywhere
Even low places (especially low places)
Places that people avoid
So it is like God – (the Tao)

We should learn from water
Accept where we are and who we are
Live close to the land
Meditate – go deep into the heart
Be kind and gentle with others
 Do not try to control them
Flow around
Find a way without violence
 and you will wear down the opposition

Water never fights
It flows without harm
And this wears down and wins in the end
Don’t compete
Be yourself
Everyone will respect you

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Tao Te Ching integrated from the following English Versions by Rev. Dr. Pete Terpenning,
Summer,  2007

Tao Te Ching, Gia Fu Feng and Jane English, Vintage Books, Random House, NY, 1997

Tao Te Ching, Man-Ho Kwok, Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay, Shaftesbury, Dorset, 1993

Tao Te Ching, New English Version, Stephen Mitchell, Harper Perennial, 1988

Tao Te Ching, C.H. Wu, Shambhala, Boston, 2000

(Tao Te Ching), The Tao of Healing, Haven Trevino, New World Library, Novato, CA, 1993