Lao Tzu Tao Teachings - Verse 21

The Great Virtue is to follow the Tao and only the Tao.

The Tao is shadowy and intangible.

Intangible and evasive, and yet within it is a form.

Evasive and intangible, and yet within it is a substance.

Shadowy and dark, and yet within it is a vital force.

This vital force is real and can be relied upon.

From ancient times to the present the Tao’s instructions have not been forgotten.

Through it can be perceived the beginning of the story of life.

How do I know how it was at the beginning of the story of life?

Because of what is within me.

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