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Posted by Aaron
on 7/28/2009, 1:11 pm, in reply to "Re: My Favorite Passage"
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: I was wondering what passages you liked the
: most from the Tao Te Ching. If you say
: "All passages are the same and to like
: one more than another is to say that one is
: better than another, which is not, yet
: is" then you're missing the point of
: the exercise.
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: Oh the one I like the most is Chapter 28,
: the one that begins:
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: Know the masculine,
: Keep to the feminine,
: And be the brook of the world.
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: Aaron
:
: My own answer is a non-answer, in that for
: me different passages resonate at different
: times, depending on what is engaging me at
: any given time.
:
: When first reading TTC, it was liking fresh
: air rushing in; it gave a glimpse of a sane
: alternative to the rush-rush-do-do Western
: lifestyle I as born into but never at home
: with. Since then I've discovered ever
: deepening subtleties which leads to
: deepening insight and appreciation for the
: wisdom of such simple words.
:
: To take a single passage as a favorite would
: be only a momentary choice.
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: josef
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:
Alright, I'll accept that. So which passage is resonating with you right now?
Aaron
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