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Daodejing ???
Laozi
Daodejing ???
Laozi
An excerpt of a supposed exchange between Laozi (attributed author of Daodejing) and Kongzi (aka Confucius).
.★★★★★★"★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★?"Kongzi explains his concerns "I am worried that should the great Dao be not moving/functioning, that benevolence and righteous be not practised, there will be no end to the chaos of war, there will be no governance/cure to the chaos in countries. Human life is short and temporary, yet I have no successful contribution to society and no useful service to the populace. This is why I am lamenting/sighing here [by the bank of the river]."????"★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★??!"Laozi says "Heaven and earth have no human pushing but move/function by themselves. Sun and moon have no human lighting but shine by themselves. The constellation of stars have no human arranging but are in proper-order by themselves. Birds and beasts have no human constructing but are born by themselves. This is action naturally as such by itself. It burdens not on human to act for them. As for humans, why they come to be born, come to be non-existent, come to rise in fame/glory, come to sink in disgrace/obscurity, it all has its reason/pattern naturally as such by itself too, it all has its way/dao naturally as such by itself too. Accord to the natural reason/pattern and walk, accord to the natural way/dao and move, countries will come to be governed/cured by themselves, humans will come to be correct/upright by themselves. What's the need then to indulge in propriety/ritual-music/pleasure to advocate benevolence and righteousness? To indulge in propriety/ritual-music/pleasure to advocate benevolence and righteousness is actually to deviate far from the original nature that's of human. Just like someone striking the drum hard to seek those people who are fleeing away. The more booming the strike, the further the people flee away!"
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 7, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798513326076 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 226 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 12 mm · 308 g |
Language | English |
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