Daoist Philosophy > Dao De Jing core 33 Chapters

Texts translated and subheadings added by LI Siming, 2011

provided by lisiming.com, 2011

1. Temporariness of names, functionality and origin of nothingness vs. beingness

2. Dualistic nature of worldly standards, vs. non-dual lifestyle of sage

4. Qualities, unknown qualities of the Dao

5. Impartiality and endless capacity of the Dao

6. Feminine quality of the Dao

7. Heaven’s endless and Earth’s timeless

8. The Dao-like water

11. Dualistic nature of beingness vs. nothingness

14. Formless and timeless nature of the Dao

16. Going back to emptiness and stillness

23. Welcoming the wind and rain

25. The big fours

26. Fallacy of lightness

27. Interdependency of Sage vs. Layman

28. Qualities of the Dao: infant, unmanifest, simple, whole

29. Proper way/attitude to face the world

32. Dao and the world: unnamed vs. the named

33. Transcending oneself as the pathway towards wisdom and longevity

34. The smallness and bigness of the Dao

35. Dao and the world, harmony, taste, unlimited

38. High virtue does not appear virtuous

40. Dao moves in cycles, usefulness in softness

41. Different man hear Dao, descriptions of the Dao

43. Soft conquer strong, benefits of non-form and non-doing

48. Study gains vs. cultivate surrenders

51. Dao as source of manifestation, reason for its great virtue

52. Outer son die, inner mother live

55. Those rich in virtue are like baby

67. Dao not like anything, three treasures

70. Easy to know and do

71. Knowing one knows nothing vs. no knowing but claims one knowing

73. Nature of heaven, like a giant net

79. Hatred mediate vs. not arising, debt owner vs. collector