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Archive for February, 2009

Chapter Twelve

The five colors blind the eye. The five notes deafen the ear. The five flavors dull the palate. Racing and hunting drive the heart wild. Goods that are hard to obtain hinder the journey. Therefore, the True Person is guided more by the belly than the eye, and prefers this within to that without.

February 3rd, 2009 | Category: Daily Tao | Leave a comment

Chapter Eleven

Thirty spokes connect to the wheel’s hub; yet, it is the center hole that makes it useful. Clay is shaped into a vessel; yet, it is the emptiness within that makes it useful. Doors and windows are cut for a room; yet it is the space where there is nothing that makes it useful. Therefore, [...]

February 2nd, 2009 | Category: Daily Tao | Leave a comment

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