The highest good is like water.
Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.
It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao.
In dwelling, be close to the land.
In meditation, go deep in the heart.
In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.
In speech, be true.
In ruling, be just.
In business, be competent.
In action, watch the timing.
No fight:
No blame.

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The concept of Wu Wei is fluent throughout this book. In this chapter he focuses totally on the path of wu wei to Tao. We can better understand Tao by better understanding nature. Especially water. Water has been a sacred element in Chinese culture for thousands of years. Because like Tao, it benefits all things without striving with them. It isn't in control of where it's going, yet it gets there effortlessly. And without effort, it creates the grand canyon.

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THE EASY NATURE

The greatest virtue is like water; it is good to all things.

It attains the most inaccessible places without strife.

Therefore it is like Tao.

It has the virtue of adapting itself to its place.

It is virtuous like the heart of being deep.

It is virtuous like speech of being faithful.

It is virtuous like government in regulating.

It is virtuous like a servant in its ability.

It is virtuous like action by bein in season.

And because it does not strive it has no enemies.



I am reminded of the Bruce Lee interview when he talked about his style of Kung Fu and dramatized it in his fight with Chuck Norris. At first he tries to match Norris in his strength. But Chuch has greater size and strength and he finds himself losing because of his rigidness. So he changes his style, he "becomes like water". Instead of forcing his will, he allows his style to flow with and adapt to the situation, and ends up triumphant. He says to the interviewer that if you want to be successful in life, "You must be like water, my friend."

Travis