Those who talk don't know.
. . .
Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchel
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Layer upon layer
She finds deep in her own experience the central truths of the art of living, which are paradoxical only on the surface: that the more truly solitary we are, the more compassionate we can be; the more we let go of what we love, the more present our love becomes; the clearer our insight into what is beyond good and evil, the more we can embody the good. Until finally she is able to say, in all humility, "I am the Tao, the Truth, the Life." S. Mitchell
Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell, Harper & Row, 1988. In keeping with copyright law only the chapter under study is fulltext. All other chapters show only the first stanza.
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Layer upon layer
I want to quote Chapter 56 from the Addiss and Lombardo translation:
ReplyDeleteThose who know don't talk.
Those who talk don't know.
Block the passage
Bolt the gate
Blunt the sharp
Untie the knot
Blend with the light
Become one with the dust--
This is called original unity.
It can't be embraced
It can't be escaped,
It can't be helped
It can't be harmed,
It can't be exalted
It can't be despised,
Therefore it is revered under Heaven.
My comment: There are conscious actions which lead to serenity. When I get overtaxed or crabby, snappish, over stimulated, it would be a relief to remember Tao 56. There is a part of us all that is solid, stable, sober, serene--oh, please, may I remember these "s words" throughout this day.
This is a prescription for getting back into alignment.
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