Tao Te Ching Chapter 78-8 State filth

Today's Tao

That's why the sage says, "Those who accept the filth of the country are called the master of the state. (Ch.78)


"We used to have great statesmen, but look who we have now. We have only politicians, filthy politicians!"

Do you feel like saying this kind of remarks once in a while?

If so, please ask yourself two questions.

First, what is a state?

A state is just a backdrop of your hologram.

It is smaller than a TV set. (☞See Country 54-7 and Small = Big 63-4)

Second, what is being filthy?

You mean "being evil"?

There is neither good nor evil in Tao.

Please think about Honen and Shinran's «The Doctrine of Evil persons as the Object of Salvation / Akunin shoki sets 悪人正機説». (☞See Akunin shoki sets / Feel safe 62-3)

In Today's Tao sentence, Lao Tzu wanted to tell us:

"Accept even the 'filth' of your hologram, and you will remember that you are the 'master' and creator of your hologram".


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 78


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-Honen 法然 (1133 - 1212), a Japanese Buddhist priest, is the founder of Jodo shu 浄土宗 "The Pure Land School". On the left, «The Promise of Amida Buddha: Honen's Path to Bliss» translated by Joji Atone. On the right, «Honen The Buddhist Saint: Essential Writings and Official Biography (Spiritual Masters: East and West)» edited by Joseph A. Fitzgerald with a foreword by Clark Strand and an introduction by Alfred Bloom. / -Shinran 親鸞 (1173 - 1263), a Japanese Buddhist monk, is the founder of Jodo Shinshu 浄土真宗 "True Pure Land School" and was a pupil of Honen. «The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting» was edited by Alfred Bloom. With a foreword by Ruben Havito.