Tao Te Ching Verse 51: Giving Freely

Send us a textTao Te Ching Verse 51translated by Tien Cong TranThe Way gives birth [to all things]; Virtue nourishes; matter shapes; environmentperfects.Therefore all things without exception revere the Way and honor Virtue, althoughthey are not commanded, but left to do so naturally.Hence, the Way gives birth; Virtue nurses, grows, fosters, shelters, comforts,nourishes, and guards.It gives birth but does not claim as its own; it does but does not claim its doing; itgrows but does not claim t...