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Posted by Steve on 8/1/2008, 1:36 pm, in reply to "Latest Tao Te Ching, Chapter One Interpretaion"
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You know lots of stuff, but you can't talk about all of it.
What you perceive outside of your senses and your rationality, you can't talk about. You can try, but you'll sound like an idiot.
What you perceive through your senses and your rationality, you can talk about.
There are two ways of observing things.
(1) Through your senses, your rationality, your desires, your longings, your neediness--including your need to get it 'right.'
This way is nice, but understand that what you get this way is more desiring, more longing, more neediness to get it 'right.'
There is no problem with getting more of those things, however. None whatsoever.
(2) Outside your senses, your rationality, your desires, your longings, your neediness.
This way is also nice. The circuitry for observing in this way is already in your brain. It's your birthright as a human being. It runs in the background all the time, 24/7.
Just look. It's there. As close to you as your nose is to your face.
You can't really talk about what you see this way. Trying can be fun, however.
Here's the thing: You can observe in both ways at the same time. That you can observe in both ways at the same time is a great mystery.
Portal to unspeakable bliss.
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"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun
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