‘it hasn’t been hot here but the sun has been bright

‘we shed therefore we are’

a lull in the ‘heat’

Without going outside, you may know the whole world.

Without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven.

The farther you go, the less you know.

Thus the sage knows without traveling; He sees without looking; He works without doing.

The great Tao flows everywhere, both to the left and to the right.
The ten thousand things depend upon it; it holds nothing back.
It fulfills its purpose silently and makes no claim.

It nourishes the ten thousand things,
And yet is not their lord.
It has no aim; it is very small.

The ten thousand things return to it,
Yet it is not their lord.
It is very great.

It does not show greatness,
And is therefore truly great.

My words are easy to understand and easy to perform, Yet no man under heaven knows them or practices them.

My words have ancient beginnings.

My actions are disciplined. Because men do not understand, they have no knowledge of me.

Those that know me are few; Those that abuse me are honored.

Therefore the sage wears rough clothing and holds the jewel in his heart.