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Chapter 24: Bitterness and Grace tao de jing toad immortal Mar 17, 2023

Translation © 2023 by Stuart Alve Olson

These translations of the Scripture on Tao and Virtue by Lao Zi (道 εΎ· ηΆ“ θ‘— 老 子) include the rare commentary by Taoist Immortal Bai Yuchan (η™½ ηŽ‰ 蟾, 1194–1229 CE), more popularly called the Jade Toad Immortal. Bai Yuchan was the fifth patriarch of the...

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Thoughts on the Tao De Jing tao de jing Oct 29, 2022

When a person of high learning hears about the Dao, they practice it diligently.

When a person of mediocre learning hears about the Dao, they hear it but don’t really listen to it.

When a person of inferior learning hears about the Dao, they laugh about it loudly.
If the Dao was not...

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