ZemiNa

How it works

1. One passage per sheet — first read the classical Chinese original with your eyes.
2. Read the original aloud following the pronunciation guide, then slowly take in the Korean meaning.
3. Read the explanation of one word and the short question, then think of where it touches your life.
4. Copy it by hand on the blank lines, and hold on to the sentence that stays with you today.

When · with whom

Suits a day when you're worn out from trying. It's fine to hold on to one sheet for a long time.

Passages chosen from the Tao Te Ching

• The Tao that can be spoken of is not the everlasting Tao. / What path of yours would you rather leave unexplained than put fully into words?
• The highest good is like water. / What could you try from a low place, like water?
• Whoever knows others is wise; whoever knows themselves is enlightened. / Before knowing others, what part of yourself do you want to see clearly?
• Whoever overcomes others has might; whoever overcomes themselves is strong. / What do you want to overcome in yourself, rather than in others?
• Whoever knows what is enough is rich. / What do you already have enough of right now?
• A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step beneath your feet. / What is the one step you can start today, right beneath your feet?
• A great vessel takes a long time to complete. / What do you want to believe is simply still taking its time to be completed?
• What bends becomes whole. / What part of your heart could bend a little so it doesn't break?
• The soft and weak overcome the hard and strong. / What could you try gently instead of pushing hard?
• The hard things of this world always begin with what is easy. / Where is the easy starting point of a hard thing?
• Learning means adding something every day; the Way means taking something away every day. / What should you take away today, rather than add?
• Shine, but do not dazzle. / To shine without dazzling, what must you be careful of?
• Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish. / What should you leave alone instead of turning it over and over?
• Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know. / What should you speak less about and understand more deeply?
• Within misfortune, good fortune leans close, and within good fortune, misfortune lies in wait. / In what scene of your life right now are good and bad leaning on each other?