Tao Te Ching is a rare book because even though translatable in many different ways, it never seems to lose its mystical insight in translation.
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It draws out fresh perspectives from everyone who translates it, carrying these out into each new translation without distorting the initial message, and instead shedding new light to it.
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A golden insight from 38 for discerning
What’s ‘Best’ or The Way will include virtue or virtues, but virtue or importantly a particular virtue is a step below The Way.
Easy to be led astray with virtue shaming.
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Oh yes. Virtue pursued for the sake of virtue is not in alignment with the Way, but true virtue is a result of alignment with the Way. And the moment an effort is made to emphasize virtuousness, real virtue is thrown out the window—and so is alignment with the Way.
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