The Tao Te Ching Simplified on Superphysics

What is the Tao?

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Simplification Table

Tao Te Ching	Hindu version	Superphysics version	Computer Analogy
Tao	Dharma	True Nature	Design Specfications
tao	rta dharma	Mother Nature	Design Constraints
The Great	Brahma	Totality of Existence	RAM
The One	Saguna Brahma	Supreme Entity	CPU
Mystery	Maya	Illusion	Hardware limitations

Chapter 1: The Names of the Tao

¹ The Tao is ’nature’ and has two versions:

The Tao or True Nature is Nothingness

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Chapter 4: The Tao is Nirguna or Nothingness

¹ The Tao is like the emptiness of a vessel. In our use of it, we must be on our guard against all fullness. How deep and unfathomable it is, as if it were the Honoured Ancestor of all things!

Perfection

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Chapter 7: The Impartial Spectator

¹ The Tao thus creates Heaven and earth to last eternally for the sake of the Tao or True Nature, and not for the tao or Mother Nature.

Creation and the Two Forces

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Chapter 32: The Process of Creation

¹ The Tao or True Nature, considered as unchanging, has no name.

² In its primordial simplicity it may be small. Yet the whole world dares not deal with (one embodying) it as a minister. If a king could guard and hold the Tao, everything would spontaneously submit themselves to him.

The Supreme Tao or the One

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Chapter 14: The Supreme Tao or the One has Physical and Metaphysical Dimensions

¹ We look at it, and we do not see it, and we name it ’the Uniformity.'

Brahma

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Chapter 24: Brahma

¹ There was something undefined and complete, coming into existence before Heaven and Earth.

It was still and formless, standing alone, and undergoing no change. It reaches everywhere yet in no danger of being exhausted! It may be regarded as the Mother of all things.

The Parts of the Brahma

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Chapter 11: The Aether

The 30 spokes of a wheel unite in the one hub. A wheel’s usefulness is in this empty space in the hub.

Karma and Ego

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Chapter 36: Karma

¹ Before a man:

inhales, he must first exhale.
weakens another, that other must be strong first.
overthrows another, that other must be raised first.
despoils another, that other must have gifts first.

This is called ‘Hiding the light of his procedure.’

Types of People

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Chapter 38: Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety

¹ Those who possessed in highest degree the attributes of the Tao did not seek to show them. Therefore, they possessed them in the fullest measure.

The Masters of the Tao

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Chapter 15: The Masters of the Tao

¹ The skillful masters of the Tao in the old times had a subtle and exquisite penetration to comprehend its mysteries. They were also deep as to be beyond men’s knowledge. But I will describe them.

Achieving the Tao

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Chapter 62: The Reward of the Tao or True Nature

¹ The Tao or True Nature has, of all things, the most honoured place.

Self-Realization

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Chapter 16: Meditation and Fellow-feeling with Everything leads to the Tao

¹ The state of nothingness should be brought to the utmost degree.

The state of stillness should be guarded with unwearying vigour.

Wealth

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Chapter 53: Excess Wealth is Contrary to the Tao or True Nature

¹ If I suddenly became known and put into a position to conduct a government according to the Brahma, I would be most afraid of a boastful display.

Society

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Chapter 29: Society

¹ If any one should wish to get the kingdom or society for himself and to effect this by what he does, I see that he will not succeed.

Federal States

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Chapter 57: The State Should Have Concise but Efficient Laws

¹ A state may be ruled by measures of correction. Weapons of war may be used with crafty dexterity. But the kingdom is made one’s own only by freedom from action and purpose.

Requirements for Philosophers and Philosopher-Kings

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Chapter 49: Equipoise

¹ The sage has no invariable mind of his own. He makes the mind of the people his mind.

² I am good to those who are good to me and to those who are not good to me. Thus, all get to be good.

Taonomics

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Chapter 75: Economic Policy


	
	
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 The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors.



	
	
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 The people are difficult to govern because of the excessive agency of their superiors in governing them. 



	
	
	³
 The people make light of dying because of the greatness of their labours in seeking for the means of living. 
It is this which makes them think light of dying. Thus, it is that to leave the subject of living altogether out of view is better than to set a high value on it.

Chapter 77: The Invisible Hand of the Tao

¹ The Way (or Tao) of Heaven can be compared to the bending a bow. The part of the bow which was high is lowered. The part which was low is raised up.

Knowledge, Laws, and Justice

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Chapter 70: Laws Should be Understandable

¹ My words are very easy to know, and very easy to practise. But there is no one in the world who is able to know and able to practise them.

Virtues in Adversity: Patience, Frugality, Humility

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Chapter 67: Patience, Frugality, Humility

¹ All the world says that, while my Tao or personal True Nature is great, it appears to be inferior to other systems of teaching.