Line by Line - Verse 41, Line 19

but it is the Tao which is skillful at imparting (to all things what they need) and making them complete.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

The Tao alone nourishes and brings everything to fulfillment.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

Yet it is only the Tao
That excels in giving and completing everything
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

It is the source and the strength of all things.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

Why spend our lives searching for purpose and meaning when we know in our hearts that the answer is ever elusive? We are here right now because of a process we will never understand.

When we give up the search for the unknowable and unquantifiable, we are released. It's the purest form of freedom.

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