22 - Tao Te Ching

Being resilient is to be whole;

Being bended is to be straight;

Being empty is to be full;

Being shattered is to be renewed.

Taking less is to gain more;

Too much desire will lead to delusion;

So Taoist cultivator upholds the one principle for all things.

Not trying to be seen,

so she shines;

Not boasting of what she has done,

So she gains;

Not being arrogant herself,

So she lasts long.

Since she does not contend,

None in the world can contend with her.

This saying from ancient times:

Being resilient is to be whole.

Are not empty words;

It can be truly achieved.

Translated by Chiyan Wang, founder of Taoist Light Wellness

Edited by Robert H. Smitheram Ph.D