- Thirty spokes join together in the hub. It is because of what is not there that the cart is useful. Clay is formed into a vessel. It is because of its...
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fcccny
fcccny@...
Aug 23, 2001 11:31 am
Hi: In my version ( translated by john c.h. wu) the first line reads: Heaven and Earth is not sentimental; Hope this helps. Sue ... ...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 23, 2001 12:54 am
- Pacifying the agitated material soul and holding to oneness: Are you able to avoid separation? Focusing your energy on the release of tension: Can you be...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 21, 2001 11:45 pm
While I'm aware of the traditional translation, I have a hard time imagining that the translator would have made the same mistake twice. To find out what his...
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Qing Hua
two_waytickets@...
Aug 21, 2001 11:31 pm
The Chinese translation is "kind". "Kind" or "kindness"; is pronounced as "ren" in Chinese. "jen" could be a typo. Qing ... ...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 21, 2001 11:28 pm
- To hold until full is not as good as stopping. An oversharpened sword cannot last long. A room filled with gold and jewels cannot be protected. Boasting of...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 20, 2001 11:56 pm
- The highest goodness is like water. Water easily benefits all things without struggle. Yet it abides in places that men hate. Therefore it is like the Tao. ...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 20, 2001 11:54 pm
- Heaven and Earth last forever. The reason that Heaven and Earth are able to last forever Is because they do not give birth to themselves. Therefore, they are...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 20, 2001 11:53 pm
- The valley spirit never dies. It is called "the mysterious female." The opening of the mysterious female Is called "the root of Heaven and Earth." ...
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roland@...
Aug 18, 2001 4:15 am
... I haven't been find able to find out, yet, what "jen" is; I also forgot to put it into double-quotes to mimic the differentiation that "jen" is provided...
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rose selevy
marchand_dusel@...
Aug 18, 2001 4:11 am
... What is jen? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 17, 2001 1:15 pm
- Heaven and Earth are not jen, And regard the people as straw dogs. The sage is not jen, And regards all things as straw dogs. The space between Heaven and...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 17, 2001 3:47 am
- The Tao is so vast that when you use it, something is always left. How deep it is! It seems to be the ancestor of the myriad things. It blunts sharpness ...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 15, 2001 8:47 am
- If you do not adulate the worthy, you will make others non-contentious. If you do not value rare treasures, you will stop others from stealing. If people do...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 14, 2001 9:11 pm
- All in the world recognize the beautiful as beautiful. Herein lies ugliness. All recognize the good as good. Herein lies evil. Therefore Being and non-being...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 13, 2001 12:19 pm
- The Tao that can be followed is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the origin of heaven and earth While...
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Roland Grefer
roland@...
Aug 13, 2001 12:19 pm
Welcome back from the grave ... Some of you might have already thought that this list had been buried after Morgan's announcement that she was stepping down...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 12, 2001 5:38 pm
Dear Daily Dao members, We have now completed our run through the entire Tao Te Ching. It is with regret now that I close the list permanently due to my own...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 11, 2001 11:27 am
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 81 ================= True words are not fine-sounding; Fine-sounding words are not true. A good man does not...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 10, 2001 11:53 am
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 80 ================= (Let there be) a small country with a small population, Where the supply of goods are...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 9, 2001 11:44 am
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 79 ================= Patching up a great hatred is sure to leave some hatred behind. How can this be regarded...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 8, 2001 11:29 am
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 78 ================= There is nothing weaker than water But none is superior to it in overcoming the hard, ...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 7, 2001 11:54 am
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 77 ================= The Tao (way) of Heaven, Is it not like the bending of a bow? The top comes down and the...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 6, 2001 4:50 pm
From: jamesstaples6th@...: My wife and i saw a show yesturday on Falun Gong, and to me it seems a really good Physical excersize for the Spiritual...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 6, 2001 12:09 pm
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 76 ================= When man is born, he is tender and weak; At death, he is hard and stiff. When the things...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 5, 2001 1:37 pm
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 75 ================= When people are hungry, It is because their rulers eat too much tax-grain. Therefore the...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 4, 2001 12:45 pm
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 74 ================= The people are not afraid of death; Why threaten them with death? Supposing that the...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 3, 2001 12:58 pm
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 73 ================= He who is brave in daring (you) kill, He who is brave in not daring (you) let live. In...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 2, 2001 1:14 pm
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 72 ================= When people have no fear of force,* Then (as is the common practice) great force...
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Morgan
PoohBear@...
Aug 1, 2001 1:00 pm
The Daily Dao The Dao De Ching by Lao Tzu Chapter 71 ================= Who knows that he does not know is the highest; Who (pretends to) know what he does not...
