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Tao Te Ching In-Depth

• Chapter 15
• November 2, 2008

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Upcoming Schedule

• November 9
• Tao Te Ching Lecture Chapter 15
• November 16
• Tao Te Ching Lecture Chapter 15
• November 23
• Joint Meeting
• November 30
• No Meeting (Thanksgiving)
• December 7
• Short Meeting (Winter Ritual)
• December 14
• Tao Te Ching Lecture Chapter 16

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Emptiness

• Zhu Ge Liang
• ??? Empty Fort Strategy
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• The Emperors Epiphany
• Oneness with sword
• Heart of sword
• No sword at all
• Kendo
• ?? (Jian Dao)

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Tao Te Ching Chapter 15

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1. The Tao masters of antiquity
2. Subtle wonders through mystery
3. Depths that cannot be discerned
4. Because one cannot discern them
5. Therefore one is forced to describe the
   appearance
6. Hesitant, like crossing a wintry river
7. Cautious, like fearing four neighbors
8. Solemn, like a guest
9. Loose, like ice about to melt
10. Genuine, like plain wood
11. Open, like a valley
12. Opaque, like muddy water
13. Who can be muddled yet desist
14. in stillness gradually become clear?
15. Who can be serene yet persist
16. in motion gradually come alive?
17. One who holds this Tao does not wish to be
    overfilled
18. Because one is not overfilled
19. Therefore one can preserve and not create anew

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Tao Te Ching Chapter 15

1. Hesitant, like crossing a wintry river
2. Cautious, like fearing four neighbors
3. Solemn, like a guest
4. Loose, like ice about to melt
5. Genuine, like plain wood
6. Open, like a valley
7. Opaque, like muddy water

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