Tao-52, Chapter 1862
This is Tao-52, chapter 1862, a sacred text in the Taoism tradition. You can read it here verse by verse for free, listen to it read aloud, and follow cross-references that connect its themes to other traditions.
Chapter 1862 -- full text coming soon. The Tao Te Ching contains 81 chapters of Lao Tzu's wisdom on the nature of existence, leadership, and the Way.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Path to Wisdom
Proverbs 4:7
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”
Dhammapada 20:282
“Wisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.”
Analects 2:11
“If you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.”
Quran 39:9
“Are those who know equal to those who do not know?”