This chapter describes the Tao as a vast, impartial force that sustains all things without dominating or claiming credit. It is both subtle and immense, humble yet all-encompassing.
Key Concepts
大道
不为主
不自为大
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 34, "The Great Tao Flows Everywhere", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tr/chapters/34/
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The great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right. All things depend on it for life, and it does not refuse them. When its work is accomplished, it does not claim possession. It clothes and nourishes all things but does not lord over them. Ever desireless, it may be called small; yet all things return to it without being its master, so it may be called great. Because it never considers itself great, it accomplishes greatness.
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This chapter describes the Tao as a vast, impartial force that sustains all things without dominating or claiming credit. It is both subtle and immense, humble yet all-encompassing.
Bunun benimle ne ilgisi var?
I can learn to act without seeking recognition or control, embracing humility as a path to true influence and fulfillment.
Bugün ne yapmalıyım?
Today, perform a kindness or task without telling anyone, letting the act be its own reward.
All-pervading is the Great Tao! It may be found on the left hand and on the right. All things depend on it for their production, which it gives to them, not one refusing obedience to it. When its work is accomplished, it does not claim the name of having done it.
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The great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right. All things depend on it for life, and it does not refuse them. When its work is accomplished, it does not claim possession. It clothes and nourishes all things but does not lord over them. Ever desireless, it may be called small; yet all things return to it without being its master, so it may be called great. Because it never considers itself great, it accomplishes greatness.
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