Monthly Archives: December 2006

Thirty-Eight – Ritual is the Husk of Faith

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Clay McGovern

Chapter Thirty-Eight is one of the most difficult and yet important chapters of the Tao Te Ching. After carefully considering several translation, I think I like Feng and English’s best. The fourth stanza in particular is a convoluted set of … Continue reading →

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Thirty-Seven – Wu Wei Redux

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Clay McGovern

The connections between and among the ideas of non-action or “effortless doing,” formlessness, and the quelling of desire are very intriguing to me. In Chapter Three we were first introduced to the concepts of wu wei and wei wu wei. … Continue reading →

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