Twelfth Chapter: Tao Te Ching
Chapter Twelfth Tao Te Ching The five colors make us blind. The five tones make us deaf. The five flavors dull our taste. Rush and hunt craze our minds. Accumulating worldly objects injures our inner growth. The sage observes what is without but trusts what is within. He rejects the outer and accepts the inner. # As I understand it: The gratification of the sensory experiences never satiates. Never feeling satisfied is a formula for craziness. The lure of acquisitions and fame is seductive. We need to extend the vision of our lives beyond sensory level. What makes life meaningful is paying attention to that which lies beyond the world of appearances. This is not a formula for renunciation. It suggests enjoying things of the world but not accumulating. As we begin to relax -- go...
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