Tao Te Now - Chapter 9
How do you know when enough is enough? In this episode of Tao Te Now, Kit Mann goes through Chapter 9 of the Tao Te Ching line by line, using the Stephen Mitchell translation. It is one of Lao Tzu’s most practical teachings on balance, moderation and letting go.
Chapter 9 gives four warnings. A bowl filled to the brim spills. A knife sharpened too long goes dull. Chasing money and security keeps your heart clenched. Needing other people’s approval makes you their prisoner. Kit connects each one to modern life: overbooked family calendars, burnout from overworking, a savings goal that keeps…
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