Poem: Tao Te Ching - Chapter 1

'The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.' John reads verse 1 of the Tao Te Ching.

Transcript

Tao Te Ching,

Chapter 1.

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.

The name that can be named is not the eternal name.

The unnameable is the eternally real.

Naming is the origin of all particular things.

Free from desire you realize the mystery.

Caught in desire you see only the manifestations.

Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source.

This source is called darkness.

Darkness within darkness.

The gateway to all understanding.

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❤️🙏how did I not review this ? I miss picking .#’s ! Hope to sit with you again soon . Ty dear John !
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I Love all of John’s Meditations! 😇😇

Beautiful and just so appropriate for our current situation in life. ❤️

Excellent presentation /reading. Soothing voice and message.
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I love this recording!! Would love to see all chapters of the Tao Te Ching on this app. So much Wisdom. Great translation. Thank you for the beautiful reading John!

Interesting, want to listen more. Thank you. Excellent voice. The first word is ‘doubt’?

The wise Sage of the ancient World speaks the universal truths to us today. Love this.

Thank you for sharing this piece of wisdom, thank you also for being a compassionate alive person beyond the teaching label. Your words echoed a beautiful soul🙏

Dark & resonant Voice 🦋

Simply Beautiful and True!

More please. Thank you, Dear John...⭐️🙏🏻⭐️🌾🌻🌾🙇‍♀️

Awesomeness Awesomeness

Wrap your head around some of this.

Thank you for the reminder.

Thanks for doing this--just read the book. A book for OUR current Times of Change.🕉💛

Thank you so much 💜