Tao Te Ching Chapter 61 to 65

Unique Spiritual Book  of Lao Tzu 'Tao Te Ching'

Tao Te Ching teaches you how you can come out from the choose of two, because if you choose one corner of anything, you will get other corner of that thing too. For example if you choose Happiness you will be sad too in future, if some born and he or she must have to die. So remember every life hide death into their arm, Lao Tzu Give you understandin of it. 

Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching

Chapter Sixty-one Tao Te Ching

A great nation rules by placing itself in a lowly position like the rivers that flow into the low
regions of ocean.
Hence, people will naturally be faithful to their country.
Mother nature always stays calm and quiet to overcome the unrest.
It takes the lowly position to be in peace.
Thus, if a great nation can lower itself to deal with a smaller nation,
Then it shall win the heart of the people.
And the smaller nation will willingly merge with the great nation.
And if the smaller nation can lower itself to deal with the great nation,
Then it shall win the trust and be accommodated as a part of the great nation.
Therefore, be it to take a lowly position to win over or to take a lowly position to be
accommodated;
The great nation only wishes to unite and shelter all the people,
While the small nation only wishes to be a part of the nation to serve it.
Now that both are granted with what they wish for,
It is only natural for the “Great” to put itself in a lowly position.

Chapter Sixty-two  Tao Te Ching

Tao is the wonder of all creations.
It is a treasure for those who are kind.
It can also protect those who are not kind.
Words of Tao can benefit all people.
Its action can guide people to follow the right Way.
Those who have gone astray, the all-forgiving Tao will not abandon them.
Therefore, it is better to embrace this precious Tao than to be crowned as kings or appointed as
ministers or to possess wealth and fine horses.
So why did the ancients value and honor this Tao?
It is because “Those who seek will attain, those who offended will be forgiven.”

Chapter Sixty-three Tao Te Ching

Act without personal desire.
Manage without intentional concern.
Taste without desire of the flavor.
Hold the same regard for big or small, abundant or little and reward the unkind with kindness.
Plan for the difficult while it is easy.
Act upon the great from the beginning of the minute.
All difficult affairs must be taken care of when they are easy.
All great accomplishments must be performed from the small tasks.
Hence, a saint does not strive to do something great.
And as a result he is able to accomplish the great.
He who makes promises easily seldom keeps his words.
He who constantly regards things as easy shall result in difficulty.
Therefore, the saint is aware of the difficulties ahead and hence is cautious in managing affairs
while they are sill easy and small to prevent resulting into problems.

Chapter Sixty-four Tao Te Ching

It is easy to preserve when things are stable.
It is easy to plan ahead when things have no yet occurred.
If one waits until the affair has begun,
Then the situation is as brittle as ice that easily cracks and is fragile that easily shatters.
Take actions before things occur.
Manage before things get out of order.
A huge tree grows from a tiny sprout;
A nine-story high terrace is built from heaps of earth.
A journey of thousand miles begins from the first step.
He who acts with desire shall fail.
He who tries to possess shall lose.
Therefore, the saint acts without effort and so he does not fail.
He is not eager to possess and so he does not lose.
Most people fail when they are near completion.
If one can be cautious from beginning to end, then he will not fail.
Thus a saint pursues what people do not pursue.
He does not value the hard-to-get objects.
He learns what people do not learn and avoids the faults in order to restore his true nature.
He follows the course of nature to benefit all things and dares not go astray from the right Way,
Tao.

Chapter Sixty-five Tao Te Ching

The ancient Tao cultivators,
Did not lead people to acquire knowledge to be tricky,
But to guide them to restore their simplicity and innocence.
The reason people are difficult to be governed is because they are clever and witty.
Therefore, he who rules a nation with tactics and wits shall do harm to the country.
He who does not rule with such is the nation’s blessing.
To know these two principles is to know the rule of nature.
To know the rule of nature is called Mystic Te (Mystic Virtue).
Mystic Te is profound and far-reaching.
It can guide all things to return to their original nature,
And thus great harmony can be achieved.

Amazing Spiritual Quotes of Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Best Spiritual Quotes Collection

Lao Tzu inspects the life really deeply, you can see into his quotes the great depth, and every wording contains hidden meaning of life. If we try to see this world with our regular eyes, our eyes and faces are cover with our desires and masks, these desires and masks don’t allow us to see the thing how they actually look like. So here we have some interesting quotes written by Lao Tzu.

Best Collection of Lao Tzu Quotes

One, who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him. A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Those who have knowledge don't predict.
Those who predict, don't have knowledge. A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth. It is wealth to be content. Whoever can see through all fear, will always be safe. Do the difficult things while they are easy, and do the great things while they are small. The wise man looks into space and knows that there are no limited dimensions. From caring comes courage. Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretches her fingers to touch the heaven. People in their handlings of affairs, often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure. Failure is an opportunity.He, who stands on tiptoe, does not stand firm.He, who rushes ahead, does not go far.He, who tries to shine, dims his own light.He, who defines himself, can't know who he really is.He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.He, who knows, does not speak. He, who speaks, does not know.He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.He who talks more is sooner exhausted.He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.He, who does not trust enough, will not be trusted.He who is contented is rich.He who knows others is wise.
He who knows himself is enlightened. Be careful what you water your dreams with.Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your day.Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to.If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides. Watch your thoughts; they become words.Watch your words; they become actions.Watch your actions; they become habits.Watch your habits; they become character.Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. Be the chief, but never the lord.Silence is a source of great strength.Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 56 to 60

Lao Tzu Journey of Tao Te Ching

Life is unpredictable, no body know what will be happen next, Tao Te Ching gives you step by step to understand how you can make yourself out from everything. And learn the techniques to be a spectator. Because when you lose your all desires and wishes’ only then you can see the world without any kind of acceptations. Spiritual Journey need to your state of no mind, when you will lose your all desires only then you can see the things what they actually look like, because if we see the things with our desires then we can’t see the things what they actually have.

Chapter Fifty-six Tao Te Ching

The wise does not speak.He who speaks is not wise.Keep silent and close one’s mouth.Keep guard on one’s sensory organs.Round off one’s edges.Untie the entangled.Harmonize with the glory.Mix with the lowliness.This is called the Mystic Unity.Because the wise is unified with all and has no distinction,Thus, one cannot get close to him,Nor can one keep far away from him,One cannot benefit him,Nor can one harm him,One cannot honor him,Nor can one disgrace him.Therefore, he is honored by the whole world.

Chapter Fifty-seven Tao Te Ching

Govern a nation with the right principle,Fight a battle with the tactics of surprise,Rule over the world with peace and natural effort.How do I know that this so?By the following:The more prohibitions that are imposed on people,The poorer the people become.The more sharp weapons the people possess,The greater is the chaos in the country.The more clever and crafty the people become,The more unusual affairs occur.The more laws and regulations that exist,The more thieves and brigands appear.Hence, the saint declares:I act effortlessly with the Way of Tao,Thus, people transform themselves naturally.I love tranquility and peach,Thus, people naturally follow the right Way.I do not exhaust people with labor,Thus, people naturally are wealthy.I have no personal desires,Thus, people naturally are innocent and simple.

Chapter Fifty-eight Tao Te Ching

When the government is dull,People are simple and sincere.When the government is complex and stringent,People are cunning and shall cause trouble.Calamity is what blessings depend upon.In blessings there hides the calamity.Who knows the ultimate end of the cycle of calamity and blessings?Is there no true principle that exists?The normal may revert and become unusual.The good may revert and turn into evil.Long indeed, man has been under such delusion.Therefore, the saint abides by firm principle and does not depart from it.He is honest and not mean.He is upright and not rue.He is honored and not eminent.

Chapter Fifty-nine Tao Te Ching

In governing one’s life and serving the nature,There is nothing better than to follow the Way of simplicity.Simplicity is to restrain one’s desires.To restrain one’s desires is to practice the virtue of Nature Way.By practicing the virtue of Nature Way,One is capable to accomplish anything.With the ability to accomplish anything,One can achieve the infinite realm.By achieving the infinite realm,One can then become a true leader of a nation.To govern a nation with the Law of Nature is to be long enduring.This is regarded as a profound and firm foundation of the everlasting Tao.

Chapter Sixty Tao Te Ching

Ruling a great nation is like frying small fish.When they are over stirred, they will break into pieces.Guide the world with Tao,Then the spiritual beings would lose their power.It is in fact not that the spiritual beings had lost their power,But that their spiritual power cannot harm people,But that the true nature of the saint has harmonized with the spiritual power and hence will causeno harm.Since they both do not harm each other,Therefore they will harmonize with the true virtue to embrace the Oneness, Tao.