Mind the insignificant

 

"Mind the insignificant"

Leave alone what's natural, act only when it's natural.

Consider the beginning

"Consider the beginning"

Do not overlook no-action, the flavourless, the small, the simple, the easy, for these are paths to the great and peace.

Practise reason

"Practise reason"

By Tao, seek and you will attain, transgress and you will be brought back.

 

Humility's virtue

 

"Humility's virtue"

When a great yields to a small, and a small corresponds fittingly, both benefit.

To maintain one's position

"To maintain one's position"

Employ the Virtue in good and evil to balance both.

 

To keep reason

"To keep reason"

Cultivate moderation to have firm foundation in Tao, to enduring insight.

 

Adaptation to change

"Adaptation to change"

Change without going over the edge.

"... upright ... yet not strict ... bright ... yet not shining"