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The Tao that can be thought of is not the real Tao
so the Tao that can be spoken is not the real Tao either
soooo, the Tao that can be named is likewise nothing too.
.………………………………………–Lao Tzu, sort of'The spirit of the best of men is spotless,
like the new Lotus in the [muddy] water
which does not adhere to it.
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My Religious Life
Jim CullenyI was Catholic,
but was not universal enough
when I was.I was Protestant,
but did not protest enough
when I was.I was a Transcendental Meditationist,
but was not transcendent enough
when I was.I was a dilettante Buddhist,
but (unlike the lotus) I failed to bud
when I was.Now as a Taoist
in an inscrutable plan
I’m most content, because
it’s nothing I can really talk about
if I am.Listen: Here
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