Tao Te Ching (Tim Chiu)
Tao Te Ching The Name
y Tao =Way, Path, Truth; Te = Virtue; Ching = Scripture
y In Math, Y = F(X), or equal to the function as applied to X
y X = Tao = source, Y = Virtue = result of the function applied to Tao
y True Nature is our source, Virtue is the function, or
manifestation and action
y Helping others or saving a drowning kid, is an action
y By acting according to our True Nature, our virtue of benevolence
and kindness is revealed, or manifested
y Prajna is the innate wisdom that we possess, Paramita is the
action of reaching the opposite shore by applying our wisdom
y Tao Te Ching = Scripture that describes the Truth, or the True
Nature, that we all possess and how to apply and manifest it as
our virtues
1) Tao and Its Name
y The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao
y The name that can be named is not the eternal name
y The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
y The named is the mother of myriad things