Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-7 Don't learn

Today's Tao

Destroy learning and have no worries. (Ch.19)


Reduce your knowledge.

It is safe even if you are ignorant.

Don't be afraid of others.

You don't have to protect yourself with knowledge.

Other people are your own creation.

Don't learn from anything, even from your mistakes.

It is useless.

Why do you have to accumulate something useless?

Give your hologram (=the world) a bit more credit. You know all you have to know.

Da, da, da, da, da.

You don't have to learn Tao.

Da, dada. Da, dada.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 19


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Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-6 Reduce desire

Today's Tao

Diminish self and reduce desire. (Ch.19)


"Reduce your desire and learn contentment."

"C'mon!"

"Meditate calmly and diminish your own self"

"Bbbbb"

Even some Zen masters say so.

But there is no such thing called "self" from the beginning.

How can you reduce or diminish something that doesn't exist!

Don't worry about so-called self and desire.

If they seem to bother you, just leave them alone.

They are part of your hologram like the snow on the roof. They will melt eventually.

Self and desire are just part of a nice Christmas photo.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 19


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Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-5 Essence = Uncarved block

Today's Tao

Show your essence and hold an uncarved block. (Ch.19)


Don't be pretentious.

Why do you have to impress others while you know they are part of your hologram?

Be as ignorant as an uncarved block.

Destroy your cleverness.

That's the way to show your true essence.

If you take off your clothes, your body, and your hologram, you will find Tao there.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 19


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Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-4 Taoist investment

Today's Tao

About these three things, the words don't seem to be enough. Therefore, I am forced to add something. (Ch.19)


In the last three episodes, we have been discussing; discernment and intellect; morality and rules; cleverness and profit.

Is Lao Tzu a Nostradamus of financial crises or emotional bankruptcies?

He doesn't care.

He doesn't wanna be a prophet.

He just wants to tell us that all of them are part of your hologram.

Stop looking for an objective world outside you, please.

But, if you really need Taoist investment tips, I will tell you about them secretly.

Ha, ha, ha, ha. (a Kyogen actor's laughter)


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Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-3 No profit, no thieves

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Destroy cleverness. Throw away profit. And there will be no thieves. (Ch.19)


"Sir, excuse me, sir. I have got a very good deal. It is the safest investment on Earth, and, you know, you can transfer your profit straight to Liechtenstein. No tax."

Don't be clever.

Don't think of profit.

Human beings have an unquenchable desire to outsmart others.

That's why we have thieves.

I used to work for Arthur Andersen.

Do you remember this name?

Once upon a time, the name belonged to one of the most prestigious accounting firms on the planet.

It is gone with Enron.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 19


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Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-2 Morality of love

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Destroy "morality of love". Throw away its rules. And people will recover children's filial duty and parents' merciful "love". (Ch.19)


"I love you because my moral forces me to."

"I love you because you are my parent and my filial duty forces me to."

"I love you because you are my child and my mercy forces me to."

Do we really want someone in front of us to tell so?

Love all. Period.

Accept everything without thinking about moral, duty, mercy, or even the word "love".


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 19


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Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-1 No discernment / video

Today's Tao

Destroy discernment. Throw away intellect. And people's benefit will be 100 times as much. (Ch.19)


The Japanese hide things well.

Can you see the small sticker on the wall in the photo?

It says «No littering».

If someone wants to ignore the sign, I wonder why he doesn't do it with conviction.

He hides the rubbish.


This sector of Chiba City was once a notorious red light district. Not any more.

Good mothers and fathers of the town "cleaned up" the neighbourhood.

Although the effectiveness of their effort was questionable, thanks to Japan's decades-long bad economy, bars and good old "oriental baths" in the area have lost their clients.

Good mothers and fathers achieved their objective.

Now, the town center is deserted.

Deserted, but hospital-clean in its appearance.


Please see Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-1 No discernment to read the text of Today's Tao.


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Tao Te Ching Chapter 19-1 No discernment

Today's Tao

Destroy discernment. Throw away intellect. And people's benefit will be 100 times as much. (Ch.19)


Lao Tzu is strongly against judgement and intellect.

If you don't discern good from evil, there will be no problem.

The world is already perfect.

Why do we have to change it for the sake of changing it?


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 19
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-Tao by Matsumoto / Do not judge


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