The rigid and big belong below. The soft and weak belong above.
The master does his job and then stops. He understands that the universe is forever out of control, and that trying to dominate events goes against the current of the Tao.
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.
The Tao's principle is spontaneity.
Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.