Verse Two
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Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty
Only because there is ugliness.
All can know good as good
Only because there is evil.
Therefore having and not having
Arise together.
Difficult and easy
Complement each other.
Long and short
Contrast each other:
High and low
Rest upon each other;
Voice and sound
Harmonize each other;
Front and back
Follow one another.
Therefore the sage goes about doing nothing,
teaching no-talking.
The ten thousand things
Rise and fall without cease,
Creating, yet not.
Working, yet not taking credit.
Work is done, then forgotten.
Therefore it lasts forever.
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Comments on the Tao Te Ching by Gabriel Raam:
Gabriel Raam, philosopher, thinker and founder of the Fifth Way (en.5thway.com) gives commentary on the enigmatic Tao Te Ching by Lau Tzu.
In these following fascinating sessions with his students, Gabriel introduces a new perspective which he calls âthe consciousness viewâ on the famous book of Tao.
In the spirit of the Fifth Way, Gabriel doesnât give speeches or long monologues but goes into a true dialogue with his students and gives fresh and new meaning to the Tao Te Ching.
Verse after verse Gabriel reveals that the Tao Te Ching is still as relevant and as important as when it was written 2700 years ago in ancient China...
