Tao Te Ching: Nineteen

Here is a musical setting for the nineteenth chapter of the Tao Te Ching. This version was translated by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English, copyright 1972. These are the words:
NINETEEN
Give up sainthood, renounce wisdom,
And it will be a hundred times better for everyone.
Give up kindness, renounce morality,
And men will rediscover filial piety and love.
Give up ingenuity, renounce profit,
And bandits and thieves will disappear.
These three are outward forms alone; they are not sufficient in themselves.
It is more important
To see the simplicity,
To realize one's true nature,
To cast off selfishness
And temper desire.

[@prasadkatz]

That’s deep. & a sweet groove!

[@ToberSchorrMusicLab]

Thanks! Lao Tsu never disappoints