I am reading the Tao Te Ching from a Cristian perspective. In Ch 2, I see we share the ideal to try to live in harmony with other people.
It’s my interpretation, ~ as I see it ~ :) (Guodian characters; Kroll dictionary)
Tao Te Ching Ch 2 :
In society it’s common knowledge about excellence...
For me, as a Christian, what I like about part 2 of the poem is that we share the need to be beware of false prophets. :)
Tao Te Ching Ch 1 part 2:
Deceitfulness:
故 gu4
< deceit(ful) >
[1] habitually does not want
to contemplate its own insignificance;
恆 无 欲 也 heng2 wu2 yu4 ye3
< habitual...
For me, as a Christian, it is God that provides us with morality. But what I like about part 1 of the poem is that we share the need for The Deity that provides us with morality. :)
It’s my interpretation, ~ as I see it ~ :) (Mawangdui characters; Kroll dictionary)
Tao Te Ching Ch 1 part 1...
Dao De Jing Chapter 25 ~ As I See It ~ :)
1. Something primordial formed 有物混成 yǒu wù hǔnchéng
2. before the sky and the earth were born. 先天地生 xiān tiān dì shēng
3. Silent and still, 寂寥 jì liáo
4. Existing independently and unchanging. 独立而不改 dú lì ér bù gǎi
5. She can be regarded as 可以為 kě yǐ...
Knowing the Root
知本 zhī běn
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1.1
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The teachings for your subject of study, are :
大学 Dà xué 之 zhī 道 dào
shine the radiant inner light,
在 zài 明 míng 明 míng 德 dé
love people,
在 zài 亲 qīn 民 mín
come to rest in awareness of God.
在 zài 止 zhǐ 于 yú 至 zhì...