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TAO TE CHING · 道德经

Chapter 08

Inner Peace
ORIGINAL · 原文

上善若水。水善利万物而不争,处众人之所恶,故几于道。

ENGLISH INTERPRETATION

The highest goodness is like water. Water benefits all things without competing.

TAO IN MODERN LIFE

Let the chapter meet your life.

Water does not prove its strength. It adapts, nourishes, and keeps moving toward what is needed.

TODAY'S PRACTICE

Solve one problem today without proving that you are right.

REFLECT

Where could softness help you move forward?