The Three Principle Texts of Daoism translated by ... - Bad Request

which produces colour never manifests itself to the eye.The origin of taste lies in the palate; but that whichcauses taste is never perceived by that sense. All thesephenomena are functions of the principle of Inaction. [1]To be at will either bright or obscure, soft or hard, shortor long, round or square, alive or dead, hot or cold,buoyant or sinking, treble or bass, present or absent,black or white, sweet or bitter, fetid or fragrant—this it isto be devoid of knowledge, yet all-knowing, destitute ofpower, yet all-powerful.Such is Tao.notes[1] Wu Wei, Inaction, here stands for the inert, unchanging Tao.The SkullON HIS journey to Wei, Master Lieh took a meal by theroadside. His followers espied an old skull, and pulledaside the undergrowth to show it to him. Turning to hisdisciple Po Fêng, the Master said: “That skull and I bothknow that there is no such thing as absolute life or death.“If we regard ourselves as passing along the road ofevolution, then I am alive and he is dead. But looked at