Tao Te Ching - Chapters 69 & 10

Last Verse of Chapter 69

There is no greater misfortune
than underestimating your enemy.
Underestimating your enemy
means thinking that he is evil.
Thus you destroy your three treasures
and become an enemy yourself.


Chapter 10

Can you coax your mind from its wandering
and keep to the original oneness?

Can you let your body become
supple as a newborn child’s?

Can you cleanse your inner vision
until you see nothing but the light?

Can you love people and lead them
without imposing your will?

Can you deal with the most vital matters
by letting events take their course?

Can you step back from your own mind
and thus understand all things?

Giving birth and nourishing,
having without possessing,
acting with no expectations,
leading and not trying to control,
this is the supreme virtue.

Audio of the Meetings

Reference:

The following books were referenced during the talks:

  • A Thousand Names for Joy, by Byron Katie, Three Rivers Press, 2007
 

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updated April 4, 2016