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40, 291-3; cannot be
called a ' Mystery,' 40, 292 ; Its
omnipresence, 40, 292 ; praised, 40,
3 1 9. See also God {b)^ and Heaven {a).
(h) Its working, its power and

INFLUENCE.

Genesis of all things, under the guidance of T., 39, 21; the T. as promotive of longevity, 39, 23-5, 51, 146, 298 sq., 299 n., 331, 364; acts as a kind of talisman, 39, 25 sq., 99 ; proceeds by contraries, 39, 26, 31, 48, 78, 83-6, 88, 102, 106-8, 112 sq., 123 sq.; 40, 262-4; growth of knowledge caused the decay of T., 39, 28-30; the Author of all things, the Creator, the Originator of heaven and earth, the Mother of all things, 39, 47, 67 sq., 82-4, 94 sq., 247-50, 256; 40, 28, 205, 205 n., 249, 288, 290 ; its operation is quiet and unceasing, 39, 50 ; * the spirit of the valley,' a name for the activity of the T., 39, 51 ; produces all things, but does not claim them as its own, 39, 54, 76 sq., 93 sq. ; its silent, but all-powerful operation in nature, in man, and in government, 39, 59 sq. ; an antidote against decay and death, 39, 60, 92 sq. ; production of material forms from the T., 39, 64 sq. ; its non-active and yet all-efficient operation, 39, 70, 79, 106 sq. ; 40, 88, 127, 129 sq., 262 ; its relation to the world, 39, 75 ; the Great Image of the invisible T., its inexhaustible efficacy for the good of the world, 39, 77 ; comprehends and rules all Lao-5ze's teaching, 39, 112 sq. ; all creatures find their happiness in T., 39, 127, 164-7 ; the panacea for the evils of controversy, 39, 129, 181-5, 19^? 196 n.; the characteristics of the T. and their influence on man, 39, 133, 223-35, 225 n., 231 n.; the author of all the transformations of things, 39, 133, 224, 224 n.; how the T. lifts men above deformities of the body and all calamities, 39, 136, 247-9, 255-8 ; the greatness of the T. in its spontaneity, when it has obtained complete dominion over man, 39, 145, 148 sq., 374-85; its

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lifts men above deformities of the body and all calamities, 39, 136, 247-9, 255-8 ; the greatness of the T. in its spontaneity, when it has obtained complete dominion over man, 39, 145, 148 sq., 374-85; its

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characteristic inaction or passionless and purposeless action, 39, 149 ; 40, 3 sq., 59 ; doing nothing the essential condition of the T., 39, i6t, 261 n. ; is injured by disputations, 39, 186; is self-existent, produced heaven and earth, was before all things, independent of space and time, 39, 243 sq. and n. ; a great founder, heaven and earth a great melting-pot, 39, 249 sq. ; He gives to all things their blended qualities, and does not count it any righteousness ; His favours reach to all generatio7is^ and He does not cotmt it any benevolence; He is 7nore ancient than the highest antiquity^ and does not count Himself old ; He overspreads heaven and supports the earth; He carves and fashions all bodily forms, and does not consider it any act of skill; — this is He in whom I find my enjoyment, 39, 256, 332 ; overspreads and sustains all things, 39, 309 ; if there were not the T., there would be no life, 39, 310; its universal comprehension and unfathomableness, 39, 342 ; nothing can be effected without the T., 39, 361 ; the Great T. has no name, no passions, no bodily form, but It produced everything, 40, 249. [c] The T. as a pattern of

MORALITY ; POSSESSING AND KNOW- ING THE T.

Paradisiacal state of simplicity under the guidance of the T., 39, 26-8, 139-41, 277-80,287-90; cultivation of the person according to the T. the best qualification for the highest offices, 39, 56 sq., 97 sq. ; the full possessor of the T. is like heaven, 39, 60, iii sq. ; end of the paradisiacal state when * the Great T.' ceased to be observed, 39, 60-2 ; 40, 3 1 2 sq., 316 sq. ; possession of the T. confers intelligence and might, 39, 65 sq., 75 sq. ; what is not in accordance with the T. soon comes to an end, 39, 73, 99; affords a pattern of moral conduct, 39, 82 sq., 96, 309 sq. ; practice of the T. conduces to contentment and happiness, 39, 88 sq., 151 ; 40, 31-6 ; the world can only be won by the T., not by learning, 39, 90 sq. ;

; what is not in accordance with the T. soon comes to an end, 39, 73, 99; affords a pattern of moral conduct, 39, 82 sq., 96, 309 sq. ; practice of the T. conduces to contentment and happiness, 39, 88 sq., 151 ; 40, 31-6 ; the world can only be won by the T., not by learning, 39, 90 sq. ;

those who conduct government according to the Great T. contrasted with those who rule in a spirit of ostentation and by oppression, 39, 96 sq. ; he who has in himself the attributes of the T. is like an infant, 39, 99 ; the man of T. is humble and retiring, the noblest man under heaven, 39, 100 ; government according to T. is alone effective, 39, 100-5, 108 sq., 136, 259-62, 267 n. ; the guarding of the T. ensures long life, with vigour and success, 39, 103 ; nothing is useless, if used Taoistically, 39, 128 ; 40, 27 sq. ; the passionless performance of duty, the method of the T., 39, 130, 198-201 ; is the Master of the T. still *a man'? 39, 134, 234 sq. ; the True Man of T. knows the difference between the Heavenly (= Taoistic) and the Human in man, 39, 134 sq., 236 sq. ; the True Man or the Master of T., 39, 135, 236-43, 237 n. ; ancient personages and superhuman beings who got the T., 39, 135 sq., 244 sq. ; genesis of the knowledge of the T., 39, 136, 246 sq. and n. ; knowledge of the T. makes men superior to the infirmities of age, 39, 136, 245 sq. ; to be found only in a spirit-like energy working imperceptibly and controlling all phenomena, 39, 145 ; what really belongs to man is the T., sufficient for his happiness, 39, 155; they who possess the T. refuse worldly honours, even a throne, 39, 157; 40, 149-65; is to be loved more than Heaven, 39, 241 sq. and n.; he who has the T. looks upon death not as a calamity, 39, 249-55 ; unity with the mysterious Heaven, or the Great Pervader, the aim of the Taoist, 39, 255, 257 ; to be good means to possess the qualities of the T., 39, 274 sq. ; even in the non-action of the Master of the T. there are things he must do, 39, 305 sq., 305 n. ; without comprehending the T., no course can be pursued successfully, 39, 306 ; the ancients who ruled according to the T. did nothing, and everything was done, 39, 307 sq. ; pure simplicity of the

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