The Way Of Heaven

2016-01-20  Source: Cultural-China

The Way Of Heaven

The Way of Heaven is to benefit, not to harm; the way of the sage is to serve, not to compete.

Heaven takes no part in competition, and yet it conquers everything. Heaven does not speak, and yet it responds. Heaven does not summon, and yet all things come to it of their own accord. Heaven is unhurried, and yet it plans well. The net of Heaven is vast and loose but it embraces all things big and small without any omission.

Heaven is eternal and earth is everlasting because they do not exist for themselves.

If you put yourself behind others, you will find yourself ahead of others. If you give no thought to personal gain, you will gain more in the end. If you stop being selfish, your self-interest will be served after all.

The sage does not keep things to himself. The more he offers, the more he has. The more he gives away, the more he receives.

Wise Proverbs

The Way of Heaven is to benefit, not to harm; the way of the sage is to serve, not to compete.

天道有利于万物，而不会伤害万物。圣人之道为他人服务，而不会跟他人争夺。

Heaven takes no part in competition, and yet it conquers everything. Heaven does not speak, and yet it responds. Heaven does not summon, and yet all things come to it of their own accord. Heaven is unhurried, and yet it plans well.

天道不争强，却善于获胜;天道不说话，却善于回答;天道不召唤，而万物却自动来归附; 天道从容不迫，却善于谋划。

Heaven is eternal and earth is everlasting because they do not exist for themselves.

天地之所以长久，是因为天地不是为了自己而存在。