Chapter 1&2 of the Tao Te Ching| 23 x 32cm

Name :  Chapter 1&2 of the Tao Te Ching(With Signature)

Artist : Zhou  Cailin
Size : 23 x 32 cm，

Framed :walnut frame

The Tao Te Ching, written by the ancient Chinese thinker Lao Tzu (Li Er), is one of the greatest philosophical works in Chinese history and the source of Taoist thought. 

The first chapter of the Tao Te Ching is the general outline of the book, and it is also the most mysterious and thought-provoking chapter. Lao Tzu opens the chapter with a clear meaning, directly revealing the nature of "Tao" and the fundamental way for us to understand the world.

Chapter 2 is very exciting because it breaks the secular concept of duality and teaches us to break out of the black and white thinking trap and see the interdependent and mutually transforming nature of things. When it comes to action, go with nature and do more and talk less. He also put forward the philosophy of life of "doing nothing" and "not taking credit", procreating and nourishing all things but not possessing them, and achieving achievements but not taking credit for himself. In terms of mentality, you must know how to "retire after success" (not take credit), so that you can maintain your achievements for a long time.

The original text is as follows:

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The unnamable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin of all particular things.
Free from desire, you realize the mystery.
Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations.
Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source.
This source is called darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gateway to all understanding.

When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.
Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying a word.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things depart and she lets them go.
Having without possessing,
doing without expecting.
When her work is done, she forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever.