Episode 0430 - Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruCXIuRRa6k

Brief introduction to Taoist classics and their place in Chinese intellectual history. Comments on Lao Tzu and authorship of Tao Te Ching ("The Way and it's Power") -- comparisons with Confucianism, Indian Buddhism & Hinduism, and the Ra Material.

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