![]() Perhaps, when reflecting on the three interpretations, the true meaning will emerge. The Tao Te Ching is based on the number 3, with its 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 81 chapters. The I Ching is based on the number 2, with its 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 (2 6) = 64 hexagrams. To Pythagoras, who understood Zero and taught It and to Chuang Tzu, the ideal poetic student. All rights reserved.Īcknowledgments: The hundreds of prior translations, especially that by Arthur Waley. ![]() The short text consists of 81 brief chapters, or verses.Įvery day we issue a "verse of the day" for contemplation, in two leading English translations, that nevertheless differ substantially, and since December 8 th 2013, we have a radically different third translation:Ī Post New-Age Approach to Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, published by courtesy of the translator and interpreter. It was written around the 6 th century BC by the sage Lao Tzu. *) The Tao Te Ching is a Chinese classic. There is a god who will take care of that. It is rare that they do not hurt their own hands (translation by Derek Lin, 2006) Those who substitute for the great carpenter to cut It is like substituting for the great carpenter to cut ![]() If we substitute for the master executioner to kill There exists a master executioner that kills ![]() If people are made to constantly fear death ![]() When you handle the master carpenter's tools, Is like trying to take the master carpenter's place. There is nothing you will try to hold on to. ![]()
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