Today's Tao / High = Low 39-16

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The high make the low their basis. (39-16)

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Today's Tao / Noble = Mean 39-15

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Therefore, the noble make the mean their root. (39-15)

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Today's Tao / Lords and Kings = Masters 39-14

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If lords and kings were not masters, they might stumble and fall. (39-14)

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Today's Tao / Ruined 39-13

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If everything were not born, it might be ruined. (39-13)

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Today's Tao / Inexhaustible valley 39-12

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If the valley were not filled, it might be exhausted. (39-12)

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Today's Tao / Gods rest 39-11

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If gods were not spiritual, they might rest. (39-11)

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Today's Tao / Earth unstable 39-10

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If earth were not stable, it might collapse. (39-10)

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Today's Tao / Heaven torn apart 39-9

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If heaven were not clear, it might be torn apart. (39-9)

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Today's Tao / One = Tao 39-8

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It is One who did these. (39-8)

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Today's Tao / Hologram's master 39-7

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Lords and kings attained One and became the masters of the world under the sky. (39-7)

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Today's Tao / Hologram's birth 39-6

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Everything attained One and was born. (39-6)

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Today's Tao / Shiki soku ze ku / Filled valley 39-5

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The valley attained One and got filled. (39-5)

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Today's Tao / Gods 39-4

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Gods attained One and got spiritual. (39-4)

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Today's Tao / Earth 39-3

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Earth attained One and got stable. (39-3)

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Today's Tao / Heaven 39-2

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Heaven attained One and got clear. (39-2)

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Today's Tao / Attain One 39-1

«Today's Tao»

Once up on a time, somebody attained One. (39-1)

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Today's Tao / Leave it 38-15

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Therefore, he leaves that and takes this. (38-15)

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Today's Tao / Tao's Flower 38-14

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He remains in its fruit and stays away from the flower. (38-14)

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Today's Tao / Thick and Thin 38-13

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Therefore, a great man remains in its thickness and stays away from its thinness. (38-13)

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Today's Tao / Foreknowledge 38-12

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What you call foreknowledge is the flower of Tao and the beginning of stupidity. (38-12)

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Today's Tao / Disorder 38-11

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What you call politeness is the thinness of loyalty and trust, and the neck of disorder. (38-11)

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Today's Tao / Lost righteousness 38-10

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Having lost righteousness, there is politeness. (38-10)

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Today's Tao / Lost mercy 38-9

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Having lost mercy, there is righteousness. (38-9)

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Today's Tao / Lost attainment 38-8

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Having lost attainment, there is mercy. (38-8)

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Today's Tao / Lost Tao 38-7

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Therefore, having lost Tao, there is attainment. (38-7)

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Today's Tao / Politeness 38-6

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The highest politeness is doing it and, if the other does not respond to it, rolling up your sleeves and pulling him. (38-6)

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Today's Tao / The highest righteousness 38-5

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The highest righteousness is doing it and leaving the trace of the act. (38-5)

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Today's Tao / Mercy 38-4

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The highest mercy is doing it and leaving no trace of the act. (38-4)

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Today's Tao / No trace of act 38-3

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The highest attainment is doing nothing and leaving no trace of act. (38-3)

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Today's Tao / The lowest attainment 38-2

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The lowest attainment is trying not to lose attainment. That's why there is no attainment. (38-2)

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Today's Tao / The highest attainment 38-1

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The highest attainment is not attaining. That's where there is attainment. (38-1)

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Today's Tao / Be still 37-5

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Don't desire and be still, and the world under the sky will stabilize itself. (37-5)

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Today's Tao / No desire 37-4

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The uncarved block with no name naturally wants to have no desire. (37-4)

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Today's Tao / Uncarved block with no name 37-3

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If desire comes out during the transformation, I will use the uncarved block with no name in order to calm it down. (37-3)

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Today's Tao / Lords and Kings = You 37-2

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If lords and kings can keep this, everything will transform itself. (37-2)

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Today's Tao / Tao does nothing 37-1

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Tao always does nothing, and everything is done. (37-1)

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Today's Tao / Useful tool 36-8

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You must not show anyone the useful tool to govern the nation. (36-8)

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Today's Tao / Fish and Water 36-7

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A fish had better not leave the deep water. (36-7)

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Today's Tao / Soft Tao 36-6

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The soft and weak beat the tough and strong. (36-6)

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Today's Tao / Mini enlightenment 36-5

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This is called minute enlightenment. (36-5)

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Today's Tao / Give = Take 36-4

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If you want to take something, you must give it for a while. (36-4)

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Today's Tao / Decline = Prosperity 36-3

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If you want to make something go down, you must have it flourish for a while. (36-3)

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Today's Tao / Weak = Strong 36-2

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If you want to weaken something, you must strengthen it for a while. (36-2)

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To understand Taoism and Zen Buddhism, one should think without the concept of self. To think without the concept of self, one should speak a language without the necessity to use the subject in the sentence. In Japanese, one doesn't need to use a subject. To learn Japanese, please visit ZenShinTao. We use sentences from Zen Master Dogen's «Shobogenzo» to learn a character or phrase a day.


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Today's Tao / Stretch = Shrink 36-1

«Today's Tao»

If you want to shrink something, you must stretch it for a while. (36-1)

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To understand Taoism and Zen Buddhism, one should think without the concept of self. To think without the concept of self, one should speak a language without the necessity to use the subject in the sentence. In Japanese, one doesn't need to use a subject. To learn Japanese, please visit ZenShinTao. We use sentences from Zen Master Dogen's «Shobogenzo» to learn a character or phrase a day.


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Today's Tao / Inexhaustible Tao 35-8

«Today's Tao»

Even if you use Tao, you can't exhaust it. (35-8)

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To understand Taoism and Zen Buddhism, one should think without the concept of self. To think without the concept of self, one should speak a language without the necessity to use the subject in the sentence. In Japanese, one doesn't need to use a subject. To learn Japanese, please visit ZenShinTao. We use sentences from Zen Master Dogen's «Shobogenzo» to learn a character or phrase a day.


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Today's Tao / Inaudible Tao 35-7

«Today's Tao»

Even if you try to hear Tao, you can't hear it. (35-7)

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To understand Taoism and Zen Buddhism, one should think without the concept of self. To think without the concept of self, one should speak a language without the necessity to use the subject in the sentence. In Japanese, one doesn't need to use a subject. To learn Japanese, please visit ZenShinTao. We use sentences from Zen Master Dogen's «Shobogenzo» to learn a character or phrase a day.


Naoto Matsumoto