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The Dao That Can Be Named
KOAN:
The Dao that can be spoken
is not the eternal Dao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal name
—excerpt from the Daodejing
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September 27, 2023
The Gift
What are the special properties of gifts? You can not force giving. And the Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao. Happiness is involuntary like the grass returning. Sorrow is involuntary like autumn leaves.