Hi, I am new here, but this reason I joined was to discuss the Dao De Ching and towards that end I started to gather my thoughts together and write these down...
A journey into the Tao Te Ching I will begin a series of essays exploring the wisdom and insight contained in the words of Lao Tzu through a variety of...
One: 1 Jonathan Star A way that can be walked is not The Way. A name that can be named is not The Name. D C Lao The Way that can be spoken of is not the...
Hi Grayravens- Just a note of caution about the Star version. The simple linear version and the character by character version (an idea which he may have...
Hi, May I offer a few words of my comment, however little they may contribute. The stanza discussed here is a hard one to convert to English clearly. The...
Hi Andrew and all, I agree with your comments and I thought my own comments should a similiar explaination. The verse is about the nature of the Tao. The true...
There is a subset of Daoist wayfarers who might suggest that those who hold that the word Dao and the name Jesus actually refer to the same thing may want to...
One: 4 Jonathan Star Tao and this world seem different but in truth they are one and the same The only difference is in what we call them D C Lau These two are...
One: 2 Jonathan Star Tao is both Named and Nameless. As Nameless, it is the origin of all things. As Named, it is the mother of all things. D C Lao The...
One: 3 Jonathan Star: A mind filled with thought, merged within itself, beholds the essence of the Tao. A mind filled with thought, identified with its own...
One: 5 Jonathan Star How deep and mysterious is this unity. How profound, how great! It is the truth beyond truth, The hidden within hidden. It is the path to...
Each chapter of the daodejing is inspired by a corresponding hexagram of the yijing. Laozi considered a hexagram, and then wrote a chapter. The first seven...
My opinion is that the allusions in chapters 1, 3, 5, 12, 24, 30, 42, 51, 52, 58, 78, and 79 are difficult. Lest it be thought I exaggerate, I will give an...
Tom - on qi4 ... My memory will have to serve here since my resources are in storage - It was a torn document, the two parts going their separate ways until ...
Forgot to mention there was somehow a built-in unevenness in the way the å¥` was divided, cuz someone stepped up to assume the greater obligation or degree...
Hexagram 58 is the basis of Chapter 75. Hexagram 58: Dui. Dui is the trigram of the mouth. Doubled Dui = many mouths. Chapter 75: "The people are hungry: It is...
Hexagram 57 is the basis of Chapter 74. Hexagram 57.6: "Penetration under the bed. He loses his property and his ax. Perseverance brings misfortune." ...
Would it be troubling for your understanding of the connection between the i ching and the laozi to find out that the current arrangement of the hexagrams may...
thanks for letting me join. Never been in a symposium before. Best, Adam. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™...
think I'm a bit out of my deapth here. Also, very new to net, so lacking skills even in finding my way around this site. (also a bit threatened by having to...
Hexagram 21 is the basis of Chapter 28. Hexagram 21: The Image -- "Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws Through clearly defined penalties." ...
... I hope you will examine the text as I have and that my understanding will become your understanding. To answer your question about sequences, no, no other...
... There are half a zillion free translations at http://home.pages.at/onkellotus/TTK/_IndexTTK.html including my own D.C. Lau's is pretty good, just a bit...
... understanding ... known ... named ... hexagrams ... Well, for one thing, the current consensus is that Laozi did not exist, that the work that bears his...
... well ... some ... or ... smaller ... they ... deliberate ... question. ... ta Brad re oral transmission: You are preaching to the converted here on the ...
Hexagram 33 is the basis of Chapter 40. Hexagram 33: The name of Hexagram 33 is 'Retreat' in Wilhelm. Chapter 40: "Turning back is how the way moves; Weakness...
... to read Tom's contributions, but find them somewhat left-field. In fact I withdraw the 'but' - leftfield is good - just as long as I don't have to go...
Hexagram 39 is the basis of Chapter 46. Hexagram 39: Hexagram 39 is named 'Obstruction' in Wilhelm. This 'obstruction' is an impediment in advancing, often...
