THE WAY OF THE ACTION OF THE SOUL
A New Translation of the Tao Te Ching
by Alan Sheets and Barbara Tovey
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SoulType 9, Chapter 27


Good practices leave no trace of a rut.
Good words do not find fault.
Good plans are not calculated.
Good doors have no bolt or bar, yet cannot be opened.
Good bindings have no ties, yet cannot be loosened.

The sage is always good at embracing people because they do not abandon people.
They are always good at embracing all of life because they do not reject anything.
This is called following the light.

The good person is the bad person’s teacher.
The bad person is the good person’s lesson.

When the student does not value their teacher, they become cunning and very confused. They cannot cherish their lessons.
This is called the essential mystery.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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