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186: The Tao Te Ching

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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Oge Sube, Basic Summary, Empty Yourself

Taoist philosophy says to empty yourself of your desires and return to your true nature. A saint does not possess and accumulate surplus for personal desire. The more he helps others, the richer his life comes. Keep your government simple, try to make laws in accordance with their nature. And that is the way of returning akind of aliing yourself with the way of the world.

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