Tao Te Ching for English Learners

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In this episode, we explore Chapter 5 of the Tao Te Ching, where we’re reminded that nature doesn’t take sides, and true wisdom doesn’t either. Discover how the Tao embraces all things without judgment, how emptiness can be powerful, and why silence often says more than words. This chapter invites us to release control, return to center, and trust the space between things.

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📜 The full text of Chapter 5 from the Tao Te Ching:

Heaven and Earth are not kind.
They regard all things as offerings.
The sage is not kind.
He regards people as offerings.

Is not the space between Heaven and Earth like a bellows?
It is empty, but lacks nothing.
The more it moves, the more comes out of it.

A multitude of words is tiresome,
Unlike remaining centered.

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Tao Te Ching for English LearnersBy Luiz Manzato