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Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8

Posted by ren ying on 1/4/2010, 3:28 am, in reply to "Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8"
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--Previous Message-- : I think the first 2 lines of DDJ 43 show quite : clearly what the "it/this" is: : : 1- The most flexible things in the world can : run swiftly past the most rigid things in : the world, : 2- Without having to penetrate what has no : openings. : 3- From this we can understand the benefits : of non-interference. : : 4- This wordless teaching filled with the : advantages of non-interference. : 5- Few in the world have the ability to : grasp it. : : : here you have the chinese text of the first two lines: 天下之至柔 ， 馳騁天下之至堅 -- your understanding is corresponding to the understanding of many translators.. --- they refer the zhi1 之 to zhi4 rou2 至柔 --- now have a look at this arrangement: 天下之至柔馳騁 天下之至堅 -- you can recognize a similar structure in the beginnig of each line tian xia meaning our world... what is beneath of the sky... and now you can see that it is not necessary to see that zhi 之 refers to rou chi2 cheng3 it makes more sense to see that 之 refers to ddj 42 dao sheng yi ... - the swing is a living expression of a one ... --- but as you like - if you feel well with your interpretation... --- i think it is a misinterpretation... it does not regocnize the mutual influence... rou and jian belong together - their is no superiority of one over the other... --- yin and yang belong together - their is no superiority of one over the other... ---- the popular interpretation thinks laozi would say flexible things in the world can run swiftly past the most rigid things in the world,-- flexibility is born if we are open for an interaction between soft and rigid -- without seeing the soft/flexible over the rigid... or the rigid over the soft/flexible... water can be soft and can be rigid... thats what can mediate he2 和

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Message Thread .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - ren ying 1/3/2010, 11:05 am Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - Butcho 1/3/2010, 4:56 pm Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - Nina 1/3/2010, 7:03 pm Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - ren ying 1/4/2010, 3:28 am the shift of meaning - ren ying 1/4/2010, 4:41 am Re: the shift of meaning - Butcho 1/4/2010, 8:31 am Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - Nina 1/4/2010, 6:00 pm Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - gar 1/5/2010, 5:46 am Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - Nina 1/6/2010, 7:06 pm correct response - gar 1/7/2010, 5:24 am Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - ren ying 1/5/2010, 9:03 am Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - Nina 1/6/2010, 6:56 pm Erbjudanden - Gratis 2/15/2012, 8:44 pm Gratis - erbjudanden 2/15/2012, 8:44 pm Re: .. it is therefore... ddj 43... utf 8 - Bao Pu 1/17/2010, 8:52 am « Back to index

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