Tao Te Ching, by Lau-Tzu (verses 21 - 30)

Written by: Lau-Tzu
Published on: January 19, 2012
Category: Tao Te Ching

Translated by J. H. McDonald (1996)

21

The greatest virtue you can have
comes from following only the Tao;
which takes a form that is intangible and evasive.

Even though the Tao is intangible and evasive,
we are able to know it exists.
Intangible and evasive, yet it has a manifestation.
Secluded and dark, yet there is a vitality within it.
Its vitality is very genuine.
Within it we can find order.

Since the beginning of time, the Tao has always existed.
It is beyond existing and not existing.
How do I know where creation comes from?
I look inside myself and see it.