Chapter 40 of the Dwight Goddard translation of the Tao Te Ching. 10 minute guided meditation followed by discussion.

Today I discuss the difficulty of meditating, the trap of meditating for personal gain or self-improvement, and connect the message of Chapter 40 with the existence and non-existence of our own conscious experience.

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40. AVOIDING ACTIVITY

Retirement is characteristic of Tao just as weakness appears to be a characteristic of its activity.

Heaven and earth and everything are produced from existence, but existence comes from nonexistence. . .

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