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| 167 "Laozi, a philosopher who wrote a small book called "The Way" "According to tradition, it was written around 6th century BC by the Taoist sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu, "Old Master, a record-keeper at the Zhou Dynasty court, by whose name the text is known in China. Tao Te Ching is a Chinese classic text. Its name comes from the opening words of its two sections dob wayb," and db virtueb. This ancient book is also central in Chinese religion, not only for Taoism (Dàojiāo ) but Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words and concepts. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners have used the Tao Te Ching as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside East Asia, aided by hundreds of translations into Western languages" Tao is nameless. (Tao) goes beyond distinctions, and transcends language. Laozi describes a state of existence before time or space The Way that can be told of is not an unvarying way The names that can be named are not unvarying names. It was from the Nameless that heaven and Earth sprang The named is but the mother that rears the ten thousand creatures. Each after its kind" The Spirit never dies. It is the Mysterious Female. The doorway of the Mysterious Female Is the base from which Heaven and Earth sprang. It is there within us, all the while Draw upon it as you will. It never runs dry. We put spokes together and call it a wheel But it is on the space where there is nothing that the value of the wheel depends. We turn clay to make a vessel But it is on the space where there is nothing that the value of the vessel depends. We pierce doors and windows to make a house And it is on these spaces where there is nothing that the value of the house depends. Therefore just as we take advantage of what is, we should recognize the value of what is not. Knowing others is wisdom Knowing the self is enlightenment. 259 Mastering others requires force Mastering the self requires strength He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of willpower. He who stays where he is, endures. To die but not to perish is to be eternally present" Many believe the Tao Te Ching contains universal truths that have been independently recognized in other philosophies, both religious and secular" -- Reference Wikipedia.org back to 167) 168 "Genesis" "Genesis (Greek "birth, "origin) is the first book of the Bible of Judaism and of Christianity, and the first of five books of the Pentateuch or Torah. "1 Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the "sons of God" saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then Yaweh said, My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the "sons of God" came into the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 5 Then Yaweh saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" -- Reference http://bible.cc/genesis/6-4.htm (back to 168) Download 2 Mb. Share with your friends:
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