This is fantastic, thank you for commenting! My education was sadly very western, so those are the sources I know, but this is such a concise, poetic encapsulation of everything I was trying to say. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of Lao Tzu! Is this your translation, or from a published translation? I've looked around but haven't been able to find this exact rendition. If it's yours, I'd love to include it at as part 5 in a v1.1 of the zine and credit you!