June 1, 2019

0430 - TALKS: Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1

Episode 0430 - Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1
(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruCXIuRRa6k

Brief introduction to Taoist classics and their place in Chinese intellectual history. Comments on Lao Tzu and authorship of Tao Te Ching ("The Way and it's Power") -- comparisons with Confucianism, Indian Buddhism & Hinduism, and the Ra Material.

Reading Chapter 1 (Waley & Lau, translations): Metaphysical cosmogenesis from Absolute to Relative (from Source to its myriad manifestations), some spiritual principles of Creation & knowing.

* Tao Te Ching (Waley's introduction): http://wengu.tartarie.com/wg/wengu.ph...

* Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1: http://wengu.tartarie.com/wg/wengu.ph...

* Lao Tzu (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi


Uploaded to YouTube on 5/29/2019

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