CHAPTER 15
敦兮其若朴，Read Chinese and English ↗CONCEPT IN CONTEXT
The uncarved block 朴
The uncarved block represents wholeness before it is cut into specialized forms or shaped by competing desires. Returning to it means recovering simplicity, not merely rejecting every useful tool.
7 associated chapters · interpretations are editorial study aids.
CHAPTER 19
见素抱朴，少私寡欲。Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 28
复归于朴。Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 28
朴散则为器，圣人用之，则为官长，故大制不割。Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 32
道常无名，朴虽小，天下莫能臣也。Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 37
吾将镇之以无名之朴。Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 37
无名之朴，夫亦将无欲。Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 57
我无欲而民自朴。Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 80
使人复结绳而用之Read Chinese and English ↗