Tao Te Ching
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Master These Concepts
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Lao Tzu
The legendary Chinese sage traditionally credited with writing the Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu means Old Master and he may be legendary or a compilation of multiple authors
Tao
The Way the fundamental principle underlying reality that cannot be fully named or described
The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao opening the text with paradox
Te
Virtue or power the manifestation of Tao in individual beings and actions
Te is the Tao expressing itself through natural virtue not forced moral effort
Wu Wei
Non-action or effortless action acting in harmony with natural flow rather than forcing
Wu wei means not forcing but responding naturally like water finding its path
Yin and Yang
The complementary opposites that constitute reality each containing and becoming the other
Yin and yang show how apparent opposites are interdependent and transforming
The Uncarved Block
Pu the symbol of original simplicity and potential before differentiation
The uncarved block represents natural wholeness before artificial distinctions
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