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The tao that can be described is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be spoken is not the eternal Name. The nameless is the boundary of Heaven and… - Laozi
" "The tao that can be described is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be spoken is not the eternal Name. The nameless is the boundary of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of creation. Freed from desire, you can see the hidden mystery. By having desire, you can only see what is visibly real. Yet mystery and reality emerge from the same source. This source is called darkness. Darkness born from darkness. The beginning of all understanding.
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About Laozi
老子 Lǎozi (c. 6th – 5th century BC) was a Chinese monist philosopher; also called Lao Zi, Lao Tzu, Lao Tse, or Lao Tze. The Tao Te Ching (道德經, Pinyin: Dào Dé Jīng, or Dao De Jing) represents the sole document generally attributed to Laozi.
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Alternative Names:
Ancient Boy
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Ancient Master
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Old Boy
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Old Lord
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Old Master
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Sage Ancestor
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Venerable Master
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Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti
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Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti
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Lao Chun
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Lao Chun Tzu
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Lao Chun-tzu
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Lao Dan
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Lao Jun
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Lao Jun Zi
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Lao Junzi
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Lao Kiune
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Lao Tan
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Lao Tse
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Lao Tsee
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Lao Tseu
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Lao Tsu
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Lao Tze
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Lao Tzse
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Lao Tzu
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Lao Tzŭ
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Lao zi
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Lao ʒze
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Lao-chene-tsee
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Lao-chun
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Lao-chun-tzu
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Lao-kiune
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Lao-tan
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Lao-tse
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Lao-tsee
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Lao-tsu
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Lao-tze
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Lao-tzse
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Lao-tzu
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Lao-tzŭ
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Lao-ʒze
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Laochun
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Laocius
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Laodan
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Laojun
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Laojunzi
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Laotan
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Laotse
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Laotsee
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Laotsu
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Laotze
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Laotzse
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Laotzu
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Laotzŭ
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Li Boyang
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Li Dan
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Li Er
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Li Erh
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Li Po-yang
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Li Tan
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Lâo ʒze
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Lâo-ʒze
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Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Ch'ueh Hsuan Yuan T'ien Huang Ta Ti
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Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Ch'üeh Hsüan Yüan T'ien Huang Ta Ti
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Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Chueh Hsuan Yuan Tien Huang Ta Ti
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Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Chüeh Hsüan Yüan Tien Huang Ta Ti
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Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti
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Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsüan Yüan Huang Ti
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Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsüan Yüan Huang-ti
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Sheng-tsu
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Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'ueh Hsuan Yuan T'ien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'üeh Hsüan Yüan T'ien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-chueh Hsuan Yuan Tien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-chüeh Hsüan Yüan Tien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'ueh Hsuan-yuan T'ien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'üeh Hsüan-yüan T'ien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-chueh Hsuan-yuan Tien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-chüeh Hsüan-yüan Tien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti
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Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsüan Yüan Huang-ti
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Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsüan-yüan Huang-ti
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Shengzu
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Shengzu Dadao Xuan Yuan Huangdi
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Shengzu Dadao Xuanyuan Huangdi
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Shengzu Gao Shang Dadao Jinque Xuan Yuan Tianhuang Dadi
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Shengzu Gaoshang Dadao Jinque Xuanyuan Tianhuang Dadi
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T'ai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang Ti
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T'ai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti
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T'ai-shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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T'ai-shang Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti
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T'ai-shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti
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T'ai-shang Hsüen-yüan Huang-ti
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Tai Shang Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti
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Tai Shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Tai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang Ti
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Tai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti
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Tai-shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Tai-shang Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti
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Tai-shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti
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Tai-shang Hsüen-yüan Huang-ti
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Taishang Xuan Yuan Huangdi
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Taishang Xuanyuan Huangdi
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Xuan Yuan Huangdi
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Xuanyuan Huangdi
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"When the Master governs, the people
are hardly aware that he exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
Next, one who is feared.
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don't trust people,
you make them untrustworthy.
The Master doesn't talk, he acts.
When his work is done,
the people say, "Amazing:
we did it, all by ourselves!
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