what is tao
I Look, But Do I See?
In Matthew 7:7-8, Jesus says, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. This is profoundly true, although I expect often misinterpreted. For […]
Continue reading…The Trans Tribal Tao
Much in the Taoist worldview marches to the beat of a different drummer. So much so that if one has to ask “How so?”, one may not be truly ready to know ‘how so’. Anyway… Marching to the beat of a different drummer often boils down to feeling, acting and/or thinking ‘outside the box’. Outside […]
Continue reading…Gone Fishin’, Back Soon
The ‘fish’ are still biting and I’m reeling them in, I’m just not posting them. Posting my fishy observations requires so much cleaning up to make them fit for consumption. Finishing the last chapter of my translation of the Tao Te Ching —Tao Te Ching, Word for Word — was the catalyst I needed to […]
Continue reading…Desire and Contentment
Chapter 46 puts forward a curious dilemma. According to that chapter, when the way prevails in the empire, fleet-footed horses are relegated to plowing the fields; when the way does not prevail in the empire, war-horses breed on the border. However, chapter 34 holds, The way is broad, reaching left as well as right. Add […]
Continue reading…What is ‘the Tao’ actually?
I know, I know, the Tao that can be spoken of is not the constant Tao. This line from chapter 1 literally translates to “way can speak, not constant way” (道可道, 非常道). “Way” (Tao or Dao) literally translates as: road, way, path, principle, speak, think, suppose. Nothing said beyond that is the constant. Indeed, that […]
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