He is describing consciousness. — hope
This is the way you interpret it. For me, for example, it is speaking about omnipresence. — javi2541997
Stop believing and start looking. — hope
Taoism is about believing — javi2541997
It's the opposite of that. — hope
(verse XIX) and not “believe” in it... this could be even contradictory.Show plainness, hold simplicity
Reduce selfishness, decrease desires
The opposite of belief is skepticism — javi2541997
The opposite of belief is experience. — hope
and a description of something is not a belief about it. — hope
Lao Tse does not describe anything in Tao — javi2541997
He describes the Tao, which is consciousness. — hope
But check out how many variations could be: — javi2541997
Or a good glass of sake — javi2541997
Or maybe its nothing but a pointer to the true nature of consciousness. — hope
As the great scholar Clint Eastwood once put it, a man needs to know his limitations. — Valentinus
But what if consciousness has no limitations? — Apollodorus
On the contrary, it is expressed everywhere, as you suggested earlier. — Valentinus
It's expressed incorrectly most of the time. — hope
It's expressed incorrectly most of the time. — hope
Informing other people how stupid they are — Valentinus
Your conclusions are less interesting than your process. — Valentinus
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