Part 1 of Essay
There is no single definition of Taoism in the Tao de Ching. The reader realizes that she will not find one in the text after seeing the first sentence. By saying that whatever can be described of the Tao is not the true Tao, its author, Lao-tzu, establishes his first premise: the Tao is a force beyond human explanation. ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... 30 that "for every force there is a counter force" which is applicable to political situations. For example, if a ruler noticed an uprising of disgruntled subjects, it would be wise of her to let them organize, or expand, and state their grievances as a whole before she individually addressed their complaints. Lao-tzu also uses contradiction in Ch 22, "If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial. If you want to become strait, let yourself be crooked. If you want to become full, let yourself be e ....