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Tao Saturdays – Verse Four
Published on Thursday, January 7, 2010 by Karl Hi everyone! Late again, but here it is. Tao Te Ching, Verse 4. The Tao is empty but inexhaustible, bottomless, the ancestor of it all. Within it, the sharp edges become smooth; the twisted knots loosen; the sun is softened by a cloud; the dust settles into place. It is hidden but always present. I do not know who gave birth to it. It seems to be the ... Read More » -
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Tao Saturdays – Verse Three
Published on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 by Karl One of my favorites. I'm sorry I haven't been on the ball with this - but I've been living the tao! I hope you all find this as interesting as you have the previous posts, and I look forward to sharing with you. Please comment! Verse 3. Putting a value on status will create contentiousness. If you overvalue possessions, then people begin to steal. By not dis... Read More » -
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Tao Saturdays – Verse Two
Published on Monday, July 13, 2009 by Karl A seriously overdue verse 2; I'm using a different translation this time because I feel it has more relevance today. Verse 2. Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty, only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Being and nonbeing produce each other. The difficult is born in the easy. Long is defined by short, th... Read More » -
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Tao Saturdays – Verse One
Published on Monday, June 29, 2009 by Karl Here begins Tao Satudays! Every week I will post a verse from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation) along with the way I like to interpret the text. Lets begin.. Verse 1. The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnameable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin o... Read More »
