Tao Te Ching—collection of Traditional Chinese Classics Handed Down from Ancient Times (Full Text)

Tao can be elaborated and expressed, but it is not completely equivalent to the eternal existence and ceaseless movement of the Great Avenue; the name of Tao can be named, but it is not completely equivalent to the name of the eternal existence and ceaseless movement of the Great Avenue. Nothingness is called the beginning of heaven and earth; existence is called the origin of all things. Therefore, from the constant "nothing", we will observe the subtleties of the Tao; from the constant "being", we will observe the margins of the Tao. "Nothing" and "being" both come from the Tao but have different names. They can both be described as mysterious and profound. Mysterious and mysterious, profound and profound, this is the source of the changes in everything in the world.