J bird
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An avid follower of the Tao Te Ching 道德經, the central text of Taoist philosophy of ancient China. I have found the inner secrets of this marvelous work and plan to make it accessible to ALL,
with no thought of financial reward! Btw: l admire 女色!!!
with no thought of financial reward! Btw: l admire 女色!!!
Pinned
The 2nd half of Ch 7:
是以聖人後其 身而身、外其身 而身存。 非以其無私耶？故能成其私。
Therefore, the Wise Ones (the Sages) put their bodies in the background and thus a Body rises to the fore; they
externalize their bodies as a part of the world around them. Through selflessness, the greater Self is achieved!
是以聖人後其 身而身、外其身 而身存。 非以其無私耶？故能成其私。
Therefore, the Wise Ones (the Sages) put their bodies in the background and thus a Body rises to the fore; they
externalize their bodies as a part of the world around them. Through selflessness, the greater Self is achieved!
My Big Thing if you can Dig it: To recognize that every instance of the pronoun 我【wo】in the Tao Te Ching is the plural “we” and stands for the “wise ones” and not for “l” or “me” as it does in Modern Chinese. In Old Chinese, the ideogram 吾【wu】is used more for the 1st person singular.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
My Big Thing if you can Dig it: To recognize that every instance of the pronoun 我【wo】in the Tao Te Ching is the plural “we” and stands for the “wise ones” and not for “l” or “me” as it does in Modern Chinese. In Old Chinese, the ideogram 吾【wu】is used more for the 1st person singular.
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The Wise Ones or the w-o’s is how l translate聖 人 or ‘sheng-ren’, which by a far extent has been rendered as “sage” or “sages” by most translators.The reason for this is to show a connection between the Wise Ones and the ancient Chinese pronoun 我 or [wo] which could be seen as meaning ‘we’ or ‘us’.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The Wise Ones or the w-o’s is how l translate聖 人 or ‘sheng-ren’, which by a far extent has been rendered as “sage” or “sages” by most translators.The reason for this is to show a connection between the Wise Ones and the ancient Chinese pronoun 我 or [wo] which could be seen as meaning ‘we’ or ‘us’.
Maybe l misspoke with my last post:
Hou Wang 侯王 is not the endpoint of all creation, but actually Wang 王 or the “King”. Hou Wang or the “Destined King” has been Homo Sapien Man in search of ultimate glory. When l was studying Taoism 50 years ago, l had read about the Omega Point Ω. For me，王=Ω!
Hou Wang 侯王 is not the endpoint of all creation, but actually Wang 王 or the “King”. Hou Wang or the “Destined King” has been Homo Sapien Man in search of ultimate glory. When l was studying Taoism 50 years ago, l had read about the Omega Point Ω. For me，王=Ω!
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Maybe l misspoke with my last post:
Hou Wang 侯王 is not the endpoint of all creation, but actually Wang 王 or the “King”. Hou Wang or the “Destined King” has been Homo Sapien Man in search of ultimate glory. When l was studying Taoism 50 years ago, l had read about the Omega Point Ω. For me，王=Ω!
Hou Wang 侯王 is not the endpoint of all creation, but actually Wang 王 or the “King”. Hou Wang or the “Destined King” has been Homo Sapien Man in search of ultimate glory. When l was studying Taoism 50 years ago, l had read about the Omega Point Ω. For me，王=Ω!
Two “special” terms found in the Tao Te Ching:
Hou Wang 侯 王 and
Wang Gong 王公。
The first term represents the goal of the human species in its evolution of becoming perfected. “Destined King” is how can be translated into English, and is the endpoint of all creation.
To be continued:
Hou Wang 侯 王 and
Wang Gong 王公。
The first term represents the goal of the human species in its evolution of becoming perfected. “Destined King” is how can be translated into English, and is the endpoint of all creation.
To be continued:
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Two “special” terms found in the Tao Te Ching:
Hou Wang 侯 王 and
Wang Gong 王公。
The first term represents the goal of the human species in its evolution of becoming perfected. “Destined King” is how can be translated into English, and is the endpoint of all creation.
To be continued:
Hou Wang 侯 王 and
Wang Gong 王公。
The first term represents the goal of the human species in its evolution of becoming perfected. “Destined King” is how can be translated into English, and is the endpoint of all creation.
To be continued:
Hello, Everyone! You might have noticed that l am a little disorganized in making a post to my account! Bear with me!
I have made a post about a certain Hsuan Pin 玄牝 or Mysterious Female, but here is the corresponding male half: Mou 牡 or the Mouvement (towards Fulfillment)! Pin-Mou’s success! Ch 55
I have made a post about a certain Hsuan Pin 玄牝 or Mysterious Female, but here is the corresponding male half: Mou 牡 or the Mouvement (towards Fulfillment)! Pin-Mou’s success! Ch 55
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hello, Everyone! You might have noticed that l am a little disorganized in making a post to my account! Bear with me!
I have made a post about a certain Hsuan Pin 玄牝 or Mysterious Female, but here is the corresponding male half: Mou 牡 or the Mouvement (towards Fulfillment)! Pin-Mou’s success! Ch 55
I have made a post about a certain Hsuan Pin 玄牝 or Mysterious Female, but here is the corresponding male half: Mou 牡 or the Mouvement (towards Fulfillment)! Pin-Mou’s success! Ch 55
In CH 6 of TaoTeChing the term Hsuan Pin (or Xuan Pin)
玄牝 was introduced. Hsuan 玄means “abstruse, mystical, profound,” while Pin 牝 means "female of animals."
However, l construed it to mean a “Hidden Potential within humanity,” respelling ‘potential’ as ‘PIteNtial’ .
Second half ⬆️
玄牝 was introduced. Hsuan 玄means “abstruse, mystical, profound,” while Pin 牝 means "female of animals."
However, l construed it to mean a “Hidden Potential within humanity,” respelling ‘potential’ as ‘PIteNtial’ .
Second half ⬆️
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In CH 6 of TaoTeChing the term Hsuan Pin (or Xuan Pin)
玄牝 was introduced. Hsuan 玄means “abstruse, mystical, profound,” while Pin 牝 means "female of animals."
However, l construed it to mean a “Hidden Potential within humanity,” respelling ‘potential’ as ‘PIteNtial’ .
Second half ⬆️
玄牝 was introduced. Hsuan 玄means “abstruse, mystical, profound,” while Pin 牝 means "female of animals."
However, l construed it to mean a “Hidden Potential within humanity,” respelling ‘potential’ as ‘PIteNtial’ .
Second half ⬆️
Tao Te Ching, CH 6:
谷神不死、是謂玄牝。
玄牝之門、是謂天地根。
緜緜若存、用之不勤。
“The valley spirit is immortal; she is called the Feminine Mystique. Her gateway is the root of Heaven and Earth. Continuing on and on, she seems to barely exists. Draw upon her, she'll never run dry.”
To be continued:
谷神不死、是謂玄牝。
玄牝之門、是謂天地根。
緜緜若存、用之不勤。
“The valley spirit is immortal; she is called the Feminine Mystique. Her gateway is the root of Heaven and Earth. Continuing on and on, she seems to barely exists. Draw upon her, she'll never run dry.”
To be continued:
October 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Tao Te Ching, CH 6:
谷神不死、是謂玄牝。
玄牝之門、是謂天地根。
緜緜若存、用之不勤。
“The valley spirit is immortal; she is called the Feminine Mystique. Her gateway is the root of Heaven and Earth. Continuing on and on, she seems to barely exists. Draw upon her, she'll never run dry.”
To be continued:
谷神不死、是謂玄牝。
玄牝之門、是謂天地根。
緜緜若存、用之不勤。
“The valley spirit is immortal; she is called the Feminine Mystique. Her gateway is the root of Heaven and Earth. Continuing on and on, she seems to barely exists. Draw upon her, she'll never run dry.”
To be continued:
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The 2nd half of Ch 7:
是以聖人後其 身而身、外其身 而身存。 非以其無私耶？故能成其私。
Therefore, the Wise Ones (the Sages) put their bodies in the background and thus a Body rises to the fore; they
externalize their bodies as a part of the world around them. Through selflessness, the greater Self is achieved!
是以聖人後其 身而身、外其身 而身存。 非以其無私耶？故能成其私。
Therefore, the Wise Ones (the Sages) put their bodies in the background and thus a Body rises to the fore; they
externalize their bodies as a part of the world around them. Through selflessness, the greater Self is achieved!
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The 2nd half of Ch 7:
是以聖人後其 身而身、外其身 而身存。 非以其無私耶？故能成其私。
Therefore, the Wise Ones (the Sages) put their bodies in the background and thus a Body rises to the fore; they
externalize their bodies as a part of the world around them. Through selflessness, the greater Self is achieved!
是以聖人後其 身而身、外其身 而身存。 非以其無私耶？故能成其私。
Therefore, the Wise Ones (the Sages) put their bodies in the background and thus a Body rises to the fore; they
externalize their bodies as a part of the world around them. Through selflessness, the greater Self is achieved!
Tao Te Ching, Ch 7:
天長地久.天地所以能長且久者, 以其不自生,故能長生。
Heaven last a long time, and
Earth abides! Why does Heaven and Earth hang so well together? Because they do not exist separately for themselves, and thus they exist for a long time!
To be continued:
天長地久.天地所以能長且久者, 以其不自生,故能長生。
Heaven last a long time, and
Earth abides! Why does Heaven and Earth hang so well together? Because they do not exist separately for themselves, and thus they exist for a long time!
To be continued:
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Tao Te Ching, Ch 7:
天長地久.天地所以能長且久者, 以其不自生,故能長生。
Heaven last a long time, and
Earth abides! Why does Heaven and Earth hang so well together? Because they do not exist separately for themselves, and thus they exist for a long time!
To be continued:
天長地久.天地所以能長且久者, 以其不自生,故能長生。
Heaven last a long time, and
Earth abides! Why does Heaven and Earth hang so well together? Because they do not exist separately for themselves, and thus they exist for a long time!
To be continued:
Here is the second half of Ch 44:
是故甚爱必大费、多藏必厚亡。知足不辱、知止不殆、可以長久。
For that reason, the more crave, the more you must pay, pay, pay…
The more you hoard, the harder the lost;
No disgrace when enough is enough;
Knowing when to stop, side steps calamity;
Thus, we will ALL make it through as ONE!!!
是故甚爱必大费、多藏必厚亡。知足不辱、知止不殆、可以長久。
For that reason, the more crave, the more you must pay, pay, pay…
The more you hoard, the harder the lost;
No disgrace when enough is enough;
Knowing when to stop, side steps calamity;
Thus, we will ALL make it through as ONE!!!
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Here is the second half of Ch 44:
是故甚爱必大费、多藏必厚亡。知足不辱、知止不殆、可以長久。
For that reason, the more crave, the more you must pay, pay, pay…
The more you hoard, the harder the lost;
No disgrace when enough is enough;
Knowing when to stop, side steps calamity;
Thus, we will ALL make it through as ONE!!!
是故甚爱必大费、多藏必厚亡。知足不辱、知止不殆、可以長久。
For that reason, the more crave, the more you must pay, pay, pay…
The more you hoard, the harder the lost;
No disgrace when enough is enough;
Knowing when to stop, side steps calamity;
Thus, we will ALL make it through as ONE!!!
The first half of Ch 44 from the Tao Te Ching:
名舆身孰亲，身舆货孰多，得舆亡孰病。
Your conscious identity or the health of your body, which is most precious?
Your bodily health or a vast possession of goods, which is more valuable?
Winning or losing, which causes real grief?
To be continued
名舆身孰亲，身舆货孰多，得舆亡孰病。
Your conscious identity or the health of your body, which is most precious?
Your bodily health or a vast possession of goods, which is more valuable?
Winning or losing, which causes real grief?
To be continued
October 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The first half of Ch 44 from the Tao Te Ching:
名舆身孰亲，身舆货孰多，得舆亡孰病。
Your conscious identity or the health of your body, which is most precious?
Your bodily health or a vast possession of goods, which is more valuable?
Winning or losing, which causes real grief?
To be continued
名舆身孰亲，身舆货孰多，得舆亡孰病。
Your conscious identity or the health of your body, which is most precious?
Your bodily health or a vast possession of goods, which is more valuable?
Winning or losing, which causes real grief?
To be continued
From the TTCh, Ch 1:
名可 名非常名。
“The name that can be named is not the constant, name.”Our BS-identities and the inner soul are not the same. The supreme power does not possess a brain stem (or BS)identity but a constant name. Being nameless or w/o a BS-related identity,the SP began Heaven & Earth!
名可 名非常名。
“The name that can be named is not the constant, name.”Our BS-identities and the inner soul are not the same. The supreme power does not possess a brain stem (or BS)identity but a constant name. Being nameless or w/o a BS-related identity,the SP began Heaven & Earth!
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
From the TTCh, Ch 1:
名可 名非常名。
“The name that can be named is not the constant, name.”Our BS-identities and the inner soul are not the same. The supreme power does not possess a brain stem (or BS)identity but a constant name. Being nameless or w/o a BS-related identity,the SP began Heaven & Earth!
名可 名非常名。
“The name that can be named is not the constant, name.”Our BS-identities and the inner soul are not the same. The supreme power does not possess a brain stem (or BS)identity but a constant name. Being nameless or w/o a BS-related identity,the SP began Heaven & Earth!
Now l would like to define the Chinese term 名 or [ming] which is translated as “name”or”fame” but for the Chinese implies “conscious identity arising from having a brain 🧠 and brain stem.”If a man is beheaded, he is then nameless or 無名 [wu-ming] and not among the living. May Heaven welcome his soul!
October 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Now l would like to define the Chinese term 名 or [ming] which is translated as “name”or”fame” but for the Chinese implies “conscious identity arising from having a brain 🧠 and brain stem.”If a man is beheaded, he is then nameless or 無名 [wu-ming] and not among the living. May Heaven welcome his soul!
In honor of the Nameless Tao, Heaven, Earth and all Humanity!
The Nameless Tao - the Supreme Power;
Heaven, to whom we pray;
Earth, from which we came;
and Humanity, the perfection
to which we aspire.
To be continued:
The Nameless Tao - the Supreme Power;
Heaven, to whom we pray;
Earth, from which we came;
and Humanity, the perfection
to which we aspire.
To be continued:
October 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In honor of the Nameless Tao, Heaven, Earth and all Humanity!
The Nameless Tao - the Supreme Power;
Heaven, to whom we pray;
Earth, from which we came;
and Humanity, the perfection
to which we aspire.
To be continued:
The Nameless Tao - the Supreme Power;
Heaven, to whom we pray;
Earth, from which we came;
and Humanity, the perfection
to which we aspire.
To be continued:
Then Feng & English (1972) conclude Ch 25 of the TTCh with the following:
“Man follows the Earth;
Earth follows Heaven;
Heaven follows the Tao;
Tao follows what is
natural.”
Now, think of Sign of the Cross: to be continued:
“Man follows the Earth;
Earth follows Heaven;
Heaven follows the Tao;
Tao follows what is
natural.”
Now, think of Sign of the Cross: to be continued:
October 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Then Feng & English (1972) conclude Ch 25 of the TTCh with the following:
“Man follows the Earth;
Earth follows Heaven;
Heaven follows the Tao;
Tao follows what is
natural.”
Now, think of Sign of the Cross: to be continued:
“Man follows the Earth;
Earth follows Heaven;
Heaven follows the Tao;
Tao follows what is
natural.”
Now, think of Sign of the Cross: to be continued:
The second half of Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English translation (1972) begins as follows: “Therefore: Tao is great;
Heaven is great;
Earth is great;
The king is also great."
These are the four great powers of the universe,
And the king is one of them
October 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The second half of Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English translation (1972) begins as follows: “Therefore: Tao is great;
Heaven is great;
Earth is great;
The king is also great."
These are the four great powers of the universe,
And the king is one of them
I am a total quandary—I have in my profile that l have independently discovered the hidden secrets within the Tao Te Ching 道德經 but nobody has taken note. In Chapter 25 l find reference to what l call the “Supernal Tetrad,". something like the “Blessed Trinity (plus One).” To be continued…
October 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I am a total quandary—I have in my profile that l have independently discovered the hidden secrets within the Tao Te Ching 道德經 but nobody has taken note. In Chapter 25 l find reference to what l call the “Supernal Tetrad,". something like the “Blessed Trinity (plus One).” To be continued…
@gracemiley745.bsky.social l am your lucky 13th follower, hope you have many more, cutie!
October 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@gracemiley745.bsky.social l am your lucky 13th follower, hope you have many more, cutie!
The life-changing moment that miraculously occurred to me happened in November 1973 when l purchased these two books as a Christmas gift to myself; namely,
The Tao Te Ching,
translated by Gia-Fu Feng
& English (1972);
The Phenomenon of Man,
Teilhard de Chardin
The Tao Te Ching,
translated by Gia-Fu Feng
& English (1972);
The Phenomenon of Man,
Teilhard de Chardin
October 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The life-changing moment that miraculously occurred to me happened in November 1973 when l purchased these two books as a Christmas gift to myself; namely,
The Tao Te Ching,
translated by Gia-Fu Feng
& English (1972);
The Phenomenon of Man,
Teilhard de Chardin
The Tao Te Ching,
translated by Gia-Fu Feng
& English (1972);
The Phenomenon of Man,
Teilhard de Chardin
@gregfdn.bsky.social Thank you, Brother, btw: l am a Roman Catholic as well, having gone through a parochial education all 12 years.
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
@gregfdn.bsky.social Thank you, Brother, btw: l am a Roman Catholic as well, having gone through a parochial education all 12 years.
Part 1/3
Taoism has the theory of 7 : 2 ratio of creation. The creation of the physical world 🌎 in which we live and breathe took 7 Epochs for it to be completed, then humanity has been given 2 Epochs to achieve the goal.
Taoism has the theory of 7 : 2 ratio of creation. The creation of the physical world 🌎 in which we live and breathe took 7 Epochs for it to be completed, then humanity has been given 2 Epochs to achieve the goal.
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Part 1/3
Taoism has the theory of 7 : 2 ratio of creation. The creation of the physical world 🌎 in which we live and breathe took 7 Epochs for it to be completed, then humanity has been given 2 Epochs to achieve the goal.
Taoism has the theory of 7 : 2 ratio of creation. The creation of the physical world 🌎 in which we live and breathe took 7 Epochs for it to be completed, then humanity has been given 2 Epochs to achieve the goal.
Part 2/3
The 1st Epoch thereof, the 8th Epoch, is to build civilizations and to conquer the earth 🌏, while the 2nd Epoch thereof, or the 9th Epoch, is for humanity to realize their past transgressions and inhumanities, make amends, and return to a state of Innocence and Fulfillment.
The 1st Epoch thereof, the 8th Epoch, is to build civilizations and to conquer the earth 🌏, while the 2nd Epoch thereof, or the 9th Epoch, is for humanity to realize their past transgressions and inhumanities, make amends, and return to a state of Innocence and Fulfillment.
October 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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The 1st Epoch thereof, the 8th Epoch, is to build civilizations and to conquer the earth 🌏, while the 2nd Epoch thereof, or the 9th Epoch, is for humanity to realize their past transgressions and inhumanities, make amends, and return to a state of Innocence and Fulfillment.
The 1st Epoch thereof, the 8th Epoch, is to build civilizations and to conquer the earth 🌏, while the 2nd Epoch thereof, or the 9th Epoch, is for humanity to realize their past transgressions and inhumanities, make amends, and return to a state of Innocence and Fulfillment.
Part 3/3
However, the big IF seems to be in doubt at times. 大器晚成 da chee wan chung “The great trophy 🏆 is achieved late.”
However, the big IF seems to be in doubt at times. 大器晚成 da chee wan chung “The great trophy 🏆 is achieved late.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Part 3/3
However, the big IF seems to be in doubt at times. 大器晚成 da chee wan chung “The great trophy 🏆 is achieved late.”
However, the big IF seems to be in doubt at times. 大器晚成 da chee wan chung “The great trophy 🏆 is achieved late.”
Being “orphaned” from Mother Nature a for long time now, “deficient” in our moral makeup throughout the centuries —including now, at the present moment— and finally “unfulfilled” as to our future potential of what we could or should be, these three terms of self deprecation fits humanity to a tee.
September 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Being “orphaned” from Mother Nature a for long time now, “deficient” in our moral makeup throughout the centuries —including now, at the present moment— and finally “unfulfilled” as to our future potential of what we could or should be, these three terms of self deprecation fits humanity to a tee.