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Tao te ching chapter one tao the way that can be spoken of is not the constant tao the name that can be named is not a constant name. Taoism is true system of nonduality where no side of the difference between mind and body, yin and yang is supreme. Tying knots, the penultimate chapter of tao te ching, quoted in the year of. He is known for his translation of the book of lord shang and his studies of the dao de jing. The book of the way and its virtue by jj duyvendak. Chapter 12, tao te ching dao de jing by lao tzu laozi. Tao te ching classic of the way and its virtue, london.
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