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MartinJon's Tao Te Ching: All 81 Verses in Modern English
This is MartinJon's own New English Version of the Tao Te Ching, written for 21st-century readers seeking practical wisdom.
Select a verse by number, or use the Random button to receive the one the Tao has for you today.
1
Expressing Tao
Words are particular,
They cannot express Tao.
To have a name is to be limited to manifestation
That which is nameless is the source of manifestation.
Self-referential, those who name, name themselves.
Want to experience the depth of the mystery? Stop identifying.
Want to experience the shallowness of the manifestation? Differentiate.
Either way no one can tell,
The difference is in your experience.
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