Today's Tao
Though there are boats and cars, there is nowhere to ride them. (Ch.80)
"You have boats and cars", that is to say, you have a vehicle to go across to the other bank of the river (=pāramitā / Higan 彼岸, =nirvāṇa / nirvana / Nehan 涅槃).
The vehicle can be either big or small.
It can be anything: conceptual and philosophical ideas or meditational exercises.
Lao Tzu emphasizes:
"There is nowhere to ride (the vehicle)".
Why?
We don't need it because we are already there, on the other bank of the river.
Or, I should say:
"There is neither here nor there, neither this side nor the other side".
Your life right here right now is perfect.
There is "nowhere" to go across.
Please don't fool around to find this "nowhere".
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Lao Tzu answers your question!
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