Today's Tao
Neighbouring countries can see each other. (Ch.80)
What are "neighboring countries"?
They are you and the others, not just the other people, but all the other beings, both living and non-living.
You and the others "can see each other".
It means that you project the others and the others define you.
In a way, the others are a reflection of who you are.
You hear an echo of what you think.
What is "you"?
It is your holographic "self" under your control, 自己 [jiko].
What is "the others"?
It is your holographic "self" beyond your control, 他己 [tako].
But, remember true You are Tao.
The so-called "self" is just a part of information you project.
In other words, the "self" doesn't exist.
That's why they say "無我 [mu ga] / No Self" in Zen Buddhism.
無 [mu] - nothing.
我 [ga] - self.
Nothingness is your true Self.
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Lao Tzu answers your question!
☞«Recommended Books 8» In modern Occidental literature, you have Hermann Hesse and Fyodor Dostoyevsky among others to rely on when you are lost in the wilderness of Oriental spirituality. How about local guides who can show you the way in a language and an approach that you can comprehend? The first Japanese guide is Hiroyuki Itsuki. His «Tariki
» is an ideal guidebook of Jodo Pure Land Buddhism to those who prefer teachings based on historical references. The word «Ta 他» of «Tariki 他力 / Other-power» is the same «Ta 他» of «Tako 他己 / Other-self» above. Hiroyuki Itsuki asks himself why Buddha (=Other-power) made him, as a child, go through the atrocities during World War 2. The second guide is Shusaku Endo. His «Deep River
» stands at the crossroads between Christianity and Oriental religions. This Japanese Catholic novelist kept on asking one question: "why God doesn't help me when I need his help?". The author doesn't mention either the word Zen nor Tao, but his concept of Deep River that goes through everything is fit nicely into Taoism and Buddhism.
». To understand the Tao/Hologram mechanism - Shin 心, Swiss economist Rene Egli's «
» can be a good preparatory read although the author does not use the word Shin 心. The mechanism of energy and resistance is clearly explained in terms of economy. At the beginning of each chapter, he quotes a corresponding passage from Hermann Hesse's «
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: A translation of the Tao te ching, with an introduction and commentaries (Harper colophon books ; CN 356)» was published in 1977. Ironically, the new copies of its Japanese translation are still available at the moment of writing. 老子の思想 (講談社学術文庫)/張 鐘元 (著) 上野 浩道 (翻訳) Roshi no Shiso (Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko) / Chuang Chung-yuan (author), Hiromichi Ueno (translator), published in 1987.
» with an introduction by William Hung. / "The heart of Tao is immortal the mysterious fertile mother of us all." On the right, «The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu» translated by 
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and Henri Borel. / "The Spirit of the Depths is immortal; it is called the Azure Heaven and the Mother Earth." by Frederic Balfour. On the right, «TAO TE CHING TAOISM ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 5 Expert Translations PLUS EXPLANATIONS for BEGINNERS and EVERYONE - For YOU to get EASY UNDERSTANDING of the Tao (also named Dao De Jing, Teh King, New Way)». The book on Kindle includes the translation by 
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. / "dark-enigma deep within dark-enigma, gateway of all mystery." On the right, «Tao Te Ching» translated by 
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» written by Ray Grigg. / On the right, «
: Zen Teachings on the Taoist Classic» written by Tao Tzu and Takuan Soho. The Zen master in the Samurai period, Takuan, is one of the best known historical personalities in modern Japan. Nevertheless, don't say "Give me Takuan, please." if you want to buy a book written by the master. You might end up with buying a yellow pickled radish. The master's name is better known in Japan for his gastronomic invention than for his Zen philosophy.
: Imagine. Create. Flow.» written by Ralph L. Wahlstrom. / "The Tao embodies principles of a natural flow and non-resistance. Incorporating these principles into your legal research and writing practices can help you become a more efficient and more effective legal writer. " On the right, «
» written by Judith M. Stinson. / Legal or non-legal, Tao will help you in improving your writing skills. Tao will help you with anything.
» translated by Jonathan Star. / "The Tâo that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tâo." On the right, «
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» is not adapted to the consumers abroad. It tastes like typical and "authentic" instant Ramen noodles in their place of birth.
» along with «
». Both were written when arms were more or less considered a hindrance. The original «Hagakure» about 1716. More than 100 years had passed after the period of civil wars in Japan ended. Yukio Mishima narrowly "escaped" the draft just before the end of World War 2 because of some health reasons. He published «Hagakure Nyumon (The introduction to Hagakure)» in 1967 in Japan. «
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/ Gorin no Sho». Musashi's sword is certainly Zen Master Dogen's Genzo 眼蔵, or the hologram. ☞If the sword is Zen, is Aikido science? It is a difficult question. But, at least, we have a Japanese gentleman who practices both at the highest levels. He is Tatsuo Kimura. He is one of the highest disciples of late Yukiyoshi Sagawa and a professor of mathematics at University of Tsukuba in Japan. He wrote «
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» in 1964. As one gets older, the sound of silence seems to change into that of something else. In the case of Yasunari Kawabata, he heard «
». He was 55 years old when he finished writing the novel in 1954.
, which will carry Japanese notoriety as a weird gadget. Try it if your hotel room has it. Once you experience it, you will know why it is common in the country of the rising sun. Our problem in this archipelago is that a generation who considers the usage of paper as weird has come of age.
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. ☞The title of the song is written Tairyo, but the true one is «Tairyo Bushi». It is a traditional song of fishermen wishing a good catch, which "Tairyo" signifies. Please enjoy the sample music at 
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