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I have the physical book, translated by Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English. Every night, I read one new passage — then every morning, I read that same passage again.
by ProllyInfamous 9mo ago
I have the physical book, translated by Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English.
Every night, I read one new passage — then every morning, I read that same passage again.
Presuming you miss a few readings, you can then complete the entire Tao in less than three months (or: four times per year, cyclically).
This gives you time to digest each passage, be it in dreams or daytime. Nobody will ever fully understand these texts.
>#23 — "he who does not trust enough will not be trusted"
For my next read-through, I will paste Ursula's words alongside Ms. English's.
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If you have not read The Dispossessed, this is a great intro to LaGuin's perspectiveS.
- bamboozled 9mo agoDoes the book describes binary mathematics (via the ying and yang) and how it can be used to describe basically all complexity and complex interactions ? Have you read that bit? I heard Alan Watts mention it and I thought it was interesting.
- ProllyInfamous 9mo agoFrom Tao #42 >The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace yang. >They achieve harmony by combining these forces. ... >For one gains by losing. >And loses by gaining. ---- From Tao #28 >Knowing light and staying dark, be a pattern to the world. >Being the world's pattern of eternal unerring power is to go back again to boundlessness.