102,819
edits
Changes
→Other themes
Here are some other themes inferred from the "Tao Te Ching" (with examples of instances):
Here are some other themes inferred from the "Tao Te Ching" (with examples of instances):
*Force begets force.
*[[Force]] begets force.
*Living simply.
*Living [[simply]].
*Material wealth does not enrich the spirit.
*[[Material]] [[wealth]] does not enrich the [[spirit]].
*Self-absorption and self-importance are vain and self-destructive. (22, 24)
*Self-absorption and self-importance are vain and self-destructive. (22, 24)
*Victory in war is not glorious and not to be celebrated, but stems from devastation, and is to be mourned.
*Victory in [[war]] is not [[glorious]] and not to be celebrated, but stems from devastation, and is to be mourned.
*The harder one tries, the more resistance one creates for oneself.
*The harder one tries, the more [[resistance]] one creates for oneself.
*The more one acts in harmony with the universe (the Mother of the myriad things), the more one will achieve, with less effort.
*The more one [[acts]] in [[harmony]] with the [[universe]] (the Mother of the myriad things), the more one will achieve, with less effort.
*The truly wise make little of their own wisdom for the more they know, the more they realize how little they know.
*The truly [[wise]] make little of their own wisdom for the more they know, the more they realize how little they know.
*When we lose the fundamentals, we supplant them with increasingly inferior values which we pretend are the true values. (18)
*When we lose the fundamentals, we supplant them with increasingly inferior [[value]]s which we pretend are the true values. (18)
*Glorification of wealth, power and beauty beget crime, envy and shame. (vanity)
*Glorification of wealth, [[power]] and [[beauty]] beget crime, envy and [[shame]]. ([[vanity]])
*The qualities of flexibility and suppleness, especially as exemplified by water, are superior to rigidity and strength. (8, 40, 55, 78)
*The qualities of flexibility and suppleness, especially as exemplified by water, are superior to rigidity and strength. (8, 40, 55, 78)
*Everything is in its own time and place.
*[[Everything]] is in its own [[time]] and place.
*Duality of nature that complements each other instead of competing with each other — the two faces of the same coin — one cannot exist without the other.
*[[Duality]] of [[nature]] that complements each other instead of competing with each other — the two faces of the same coin — one cannot exist without the other.
*The differences of opposite polarities — e.g., the differences between male and female, light and dark, strong and weak, etc. — help us to understand and appreciate the universe.
*The [[differences]] of opposite polarities — e.g., the differences between male and female, light and dark, strong and weak, etc. — help us to understand and appreciate the [[universe]].
*Humility is the highest virtue.
*[[Humility]] is the highest [[virtue]].
*Knowing oneself is a virtue. (33)
*Knowing oneself is a virtue. (33)
*Envy is our calamity; overindulgence is our plight.
*Envy is our calamity; overindulgence is our plight.
*The more you go in search of an answer, the less you will understand.
*The more you go in search of an answer, the less you will [[understand]].
*Know when it's time to stop. If you don't know then stop when you are done. (9)</blockquote>
*Know when it's time to stop. If you don't know then stop when you are done. (9)
==Interpretations in relation to religious traditions==
==Interpretations in relation to religious traditions==