The Wisdom of Letting Go
Learning accumulates; the Way of the Tao sheds. Through letting go, the sage reaches effortless action — where nothing is done, yet all is accomplished. Striving only leads one further from the world’s true harmony.
The one who seeks learning
adds something new each day.
The one who follows the Tao
lets go of something each day.
Less and less,
until nothing is done —
yet nothing is left undone.
To gain the world,
let go of striving.
Those who chase it
will never catch it.
