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Understanding the Tao Te Ching
Understanding the Tao Te Ching
It may help to consider Taoism and the Tao Te Ching as similar in name only. You could say that Taoist thought is too subtle, even inexplicable, to be pinned down in an ...
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The Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching (the core Taoist scripture) invites us to open our mind to the underlying mystery and simplicity we lose sight of in daily life. It doesn’t tell us what to do or thin...
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Chapter 4 Commentary
Chapter 4 Commentary
Deep, it is like the ancestor of the myriad creatures.
Emptiness is the powerhouse that drives the world; nature abhors a vacuum as they say. Of course, we don’t notice
emptines...
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Chapter 6 Commentary
Chapter 6 Commentary
This is called the mysterious female.
The gateway of the mysterious female
Is called the root of heaven and earth.
Dimly visible, it seems as if it were there,
Yet use will n...
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Chapter 18
Chapter 18
When intelligence increases, there exists great falseness.
When relationships lack coherence, there exists respectful kindness.
When the country is confused and chaotic, there exist loya...