Tao Te Ching Chapter 20 Regard All Things as One 视万物为一体

This Chapter from the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 20, titled "Regard All Things as One," contrasts the author's simple, unburdened state with the anxieties and complexities of worldly pursuits. The text emphasizes the virtue of inner peace and detachment from worldly desires, comparing this state to that of an infant. It contrasts the author's apparent ignorance and simplicity with the world's striving and calculating nature. The chapter ultimately advocates for a return to an innocent, natural state of being where all things are seen as interconnected and one. This is achieved by abandoning cunning and embracing a childlike simplicity.