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Ep. 311: Understanding the Dao De Jing (Part One)

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Is the Dal to Jing a Philosophical Translation?

The different translations suggest very different things. I think that's actually quite liberating. If you perceive that this particular dal in this particular set of circumstances from your perspective is the dal that you are mistaken. Is it not trying to find a constant name for something that does not have a constant name? Isn't it disingenuous to try to read the dal to jing and find the meaning of the world? We can judge it by its own lights if we want.

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