Many readers misinterpret this chapter. By interpreting the text literally, they assume the Dao De Jing advocates a “policy of keeping people ignorant” to serve ruling powers and better control the populace.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 40
The Dao, in its pure state, eludes labels of existence or void, motion or stillness, opposition or alignment. Human minds, bound by dualities, craft these distinctions. Our perceived world—a construct of senses and thought—veils reality’s true face.
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