Heshang Gong Chapter 53 – 益證 (Increasing Evidence)
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 53 (益證 – Increasing Evidence): when rulers forsake the great Dao for luxury and force, fields go barren and granaries empty — evidence that...
Heshang Gong Chapter 53 – 益證 (Increasing Evidence)
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 53 (益證 – Increasing Evidence): when rulers forsake the great Dao for luxury and force, fields go barren and granaries empty — evidence that...
Heshang Gong Chapter 52 – 歸元 (Returning to the ...
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 52 (歸元 – Returning to the Origin): know the Dao as mother, guard the One as son — close the senses, turn the light...
Heshang Gong Chapter 52 – 歸元 (Returning to the ...
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 52 (歸元 – Returning to the Origin): know the Dao as mother, guard the One as son — close the senses, turn the light...
Heshang Gong Chapter 50 – 貴生 (Valuing Life)
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 50 (貴生 – Valuing Life): life and death each have thirteen paths — those who guard the senses and restrain desire walk untouched through...
Heshang Gong Chapter 50 – 貴生 (Valuing Life)
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 50 (貴生 – Valuing Life): life and death each have thirteen paths — those who guard the senses and restrain desire walk untouched through...
Heshang Gong Chapter 49 – 任德 (Relying on Virtue)
In Chapter 49, Heshang Gong explains how the sage holds no fixed mind, taking the people's hearts as his own. By treating both the virtuous and unvirtuous with goodness, and...
Heshang Gong Chapter 49 – 任德 (Relying on Virtue)
In Chapter 49, Heshang Gong explains how the sage holds no fixed mind, taking the people's hearts as his own. By treating both the virtuous and unvirtuous with goodness, and...
Heshang Gong Chapter 48 – 忘知 (Forgetting Knowle...
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 48 (忘知 – Forgetting Knowledge): while learning accumulates, the Dao subtracts — stripping away desire day by day until non-action governs all.
Heshang Gong Chapter 48 – 忘知 (Forgetting Knowle...
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 48 (忘知 – Forgetting Knowledge): while learning accumulates, the Dao subtracts — stripping away desire day by day until non-action governs all.
Heshang Gong Chapter 46 – 儉欲 (Frugality and Des...
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 46 contrasts a world governed by the Dao — where warhorses are turned to farming — with a world without it, where warfare never...
Heshang Gong Chapter 46 – 儉欲 (Frugality and Des...
Heshang Gong's commentary on Laozi Chapter 46 contrasts a world governed by the Dao — where warhorses are turned to farming — with a world without it, where warfare never...
