Verse 59 The Importance of Moderation, Tao Te Ching, LaoTzu

Submitted by Visudha on Sun, 2007-10-21 21:03.

The verse at Olympia's Sunday Morning Early Wave.

To serve humanity,
there is nothing more important
than to be moderate.

To be moderate
is to return to the female yin principle.

To return to the yin
is to become nurturing.

To be nurturing
is to acquire enormous capacity.

To have enormous capacity
is to be ready for the Great Integrity.

To be ready for the Great Integrity
is to be ready to serve humanity.

In this way we will become firmly planted
in the Great Integrity,
the pathway to a clear vision and a long life.