#TTC Chapter 12 Here's the twelfth chapter of the #TaoTeChing. Let me know what you think in the comments or at http://dia.so/18b --- The five colors blind the eye. The five tones deafen the ear. The five flavors dull the taste. Racing and hunting madden the mind. Precious things lead one astray. Therefore the sage is guided by what he feels and not by what he sees. He lets go of that and chooses this. -- #taoism #philosophy

Chapter 12

Here's the twelfth chapter of the . Let me know what you think in the comments or at http://dia.so/18b


The five colors blind the eye.
The five tones deafen the ear.
The five flavors dull the taste.
Racing and hunting madden the mind.
Precious things lead one astray.

Therefore the sage is guided by what he feels and not by what he sees.
He lets go of that and chooses this.

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