Chapter 40. Declining work The way of the Tao goes backwards.¹ Tao’s property is kindness. Everything in the universe is because of Tao, but the existence of Tao from its inexistence. Mr. Ervast: ‘The road of Tao goes “backwards” i.e. back to itself. A human who walks the way of the Tao no longer goes… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 40. Declining work