The Tao gives birth to One.

One gives birth to yin and yang.

Yin and yang give birth to all things.

Now forget this. 

The complete whole is the complete whole.

So also is any part the complete whole.

Forget this, too.

Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego.

Forget the ego.

Time and space are changing and dissolving,

not fixed and real. They can be thought of as

accessories, but don’t think of them.

Supernatural beings without form extend 

their life force throughout the universe to support 

beings both formed and unformed. 

But never mind this; the supernatural is just

a part of nature, like the natural. 

The subtle truth emphasizes neither and includes both.

All truth is in tai chi: 

to cultivate the mind, body, or spirit, 

simply balance the polarities. 

If people understood this, world peace and 

universal harmony would naturally arise. 

But forget about understanding and harmonizing 

and making all things one. 

The universe is already a harmonious oneness; 

just realize it. 

If you scramble about in search of inner peace, 

you will lose your inner peace.

- Translated by Brian Walker

Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu