Cobie
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Not sure what to recommend, I have little knowledge of Taoism as a philosophy. Maybe have a browse around some old threads, see what grabs you. My interest is in translating the Tao Te Ching from Chinese characters. I am a practicing and devout Christian and from what I have translated up to now, I have found Laozi’s ideas very compatible with my Christian beliefs. I hope you will enjoy the forum.
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I hope the “b” is a typo.
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twins
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diversity
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[off topic (not an unpopular opinion)] @Bindi I like your new profile picture. To me it speaks about the same issue as in your above post.
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Do you know the original title?
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From the ‘180 commandments of Lord Lao’: #20 Do not frequent the emperor or his officials; do not engage in marital or other family relationships with them. https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/51119-180-precepts-of-lord-lao/?do=findComment&comment=935075 From DDJ Ch. 5: 聖 人 不 仁 sheng4 ren2 bu4 ren2 the emperor is not humane, 以 百姓 為 芻狗 yi3 bai3xing4 wei2 chu2 gou3 treats people as disposables. I think the meaning is in the last words:
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I do apologise. I have remove my posts.
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Hi, greetings to you too. Welcome to the forum. The Brook Ziporyn DDJ translation, yeah, I’m not a fan. E.g. Ch. 6, 玄牝 “obscure she-beast”. … https://books.google.nl/books?id=GoBwEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false There are lots of threads on later Daoism. Have a browse around. Enjoy.
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