Tao Te Ching – Line by Line
This long series — spanning slightly more than 2 years — took a look at the Tao Te Ching line by line. The series ended on August 29, 2012.
Introduction and Before We Get Underway
- Verse 1: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Lines 7-9
- Verse 2: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Lines 13-14
- Verse 3: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6
- Verse 4: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Lines 8-9
- Verse 5: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-7, Line 8, Line 9
- Verse 6: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5
- Verse 7: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7
- Verse 8: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11
- Verse 9: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6
- Verse 10: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Lines 7-8, Lines 9-10, Lines 11-12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15, Line 16, Line 17
- Verse 11: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Line 8
- Verse 12: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7
- Verse 13: Lines 1-3, Lines 4-6, Lines 7-9, Line 10, Line 11
- Verse 14: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Lines 6-7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Lines 15-16, Line 17
- Verse 15: Line 1, Line 2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15
- Verse 16: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15
- Verse 17: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Lines 6-8
- Verse 18: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Lines 7-8
- Verse 19: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Lines 8-9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12
- Verse 20: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Lines 12-13, Lines 14-15, Lines 16-17, Lines 18-19, Line 20, Line 21
- Verse 21: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Lines 9-10
- Verse 22: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Lines 7-8, Lines 9-10, Lines 11-12, Lines 13-14, Lines 15-16, Lines 17-18, Lines 19-20, Lines 21-22
- Verse 23: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Lines 5-6, Lines 7-8, Lines 9-10, Lines 11-12, Lines 13-14, Lines 15-16, Lines 17-18, Lines 19-20
- Verse 24: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Lines 7-9
- Verse 25: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Lines 7-8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15, Line 16, Lines 17-18, Line 19, Line 20, Line 21, Line 22
- Verse 26: Line 1, Line 2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9
- Verse 27: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Lines 6-7, Lines 8-9, Lines 10-11, Line 12, Lines 13-14, Lines 15-16, Lines 17-19, Line 20
- Verse 28: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Line 6, Lines 7-8, Line 9, Lines 10-11, Line 12, Lines 13-14, Line 15, Lines 16-17, Line 18, Line 19, Line 20, Line 21
- Verse 29: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11
- Verse 30: Lines 1-3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Lines 8-9, Lines 10-11, Lines 12-13, Lines 14-15, Lines 16-17, Lines 18-19, Line 20
- Verse 31: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15, Lines 16-17, Line 18
- Verse 32: Line 1, Line 2, Lines 3-5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Lines 9-10, Line 11
- Verse 33: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8
- Verse 34: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Line 6, Lines 7-8, Line 9, Lines 10-11
- Verse 35: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-5, Line 6, Line 7
- Verse 36: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Lines 7-8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12
- Verse 37: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9
- Verse 38: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Lines 7-8, Line 9, Line 10, Lines 11-12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15, Line 16, Line 17, Lines 18-19, Line 20, Line 21, Line 22
- Verse 39: Lines 1-5, Line 6, Lines 7-8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15, Line 16, Lines 17-18, Line 19, Lines 20-21
- Verse 40: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4
- Verse 41: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15, Line 16, Line 17, Line 18, Line 19
- Verse 42: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Lines 5-6, Lines 7-8, Lines 9-10, Lines 11-13
- Verse 43: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Lines 5-6
- Verse 44: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Lines 7-8
- Verse 45: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10
- Verse 46: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8
- Verse 47: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6
- Verse 48: Line 1, Line 2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Lines 6-7
- Verse 49: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11
- Verse 50: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Lines 4-6, Lines 7-9, Lines 10-12, Lines 13-14
- Verse 51: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Lines 6-7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15, Line 16
- Verse 52: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Lines 6-8, Lines 9-11, Line 12, Line 13, Lines 14-15, Line 16
- Verse 53: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13
- Verse 54: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Lines 6-7, Lines 8-9, Lines 10-11, Lines 12-13, Line 14, Line 15, Line 16, Line 17, Line 18, Lines 19-20
- Verse 55: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15, Lines 16-17
- Verse 56: Line 1, Line 2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Lines 8-9, Lines 10-11, Lines 12-13
- Verse 57: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Lines 6-7, Lines 8-9, Lines 10-11, Lines 12-13, Lines 14-15, Line 16, Line 17, Line 18
- Verse 58: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 15
- Verse 59: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10
- Verse 60: Line 1, Lines 2-4, Lines 5-6, Lines 7-8
- Verse 61: Lines 1-3, Lines 4-5, Lines 6-7, Lines 8-9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Lines 14-15
- Verse 62: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Lines 6-8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12
- Verse 63: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Lines 10-11, Line 12, Line 13, Lines 14-15
- Verse 64: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Lines 15-16, Line 17, Line 18, Line 19, Line 20, Lines 21-22
- Verse 65: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Lines 5-6, Lines 7-8, Line 9, Lines 10-11, Lines 12-13
- Verse 66: Lines 1-3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Lines 9-10
- Verse 67: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Lines 13-14
- Verse 68: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7
- Verse 69: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Lines 10-11
- Verse 70: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8
- Verse 71: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Lines 4-5
- Verse 72: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7
- Verse 73: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Lines 4-5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Lines 10-11
- Verse 74: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-5, Line 6, Lines 7-8, Line 9
- Verse 75: Line 1, Lines 2-3, Line 4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Lines 8-9, Line 10
- Verse 76: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10
- Verse 77: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Lines 8-9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12
- Verse 78: Line 1, Lines 2-3, Line 4, Line 5, Lines 6-7, Lines 8-9, Line 10, Line 11
- Verse 79: Lines 1-2, Lines 3-4, Lines 5-6, Line 7, Line 8
- Verse 80: Lines 1-2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Lines 9-11
- Verse 81: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11