SuaveG – The Gentle Path

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  • [Journey to the West]Awakening to Emptiness vs Wukong

    After bestowing the name “Wukong” (悟空, “Awakened to Emptiness”) upon the Monkey King, Master Subhuti declared the following words, which carry profound Taoist and Buddhist connotations:

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  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 53

    Chapter 53 critiques humanity’s tendency to abandon the Great Dao in pursuit of greed, hypocrisy, and shortcuts. It offers timeless warnings and guidance for both individuals and societies.

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  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 38

    Superior Virtue is the Dao itself — undivided, complete, and beyond notions of “virtue” or “gain.” It embodies true integrity without striving. It acts without acting, flows without intention, merging seamlessly with the rhythm of ziran. No analysis taints its purity, no agenda mars its perfection.

    “Superior Virtue does not claim virtue, thus it is virtuous.”

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  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 34

    The Dao, vast beyond measure, pervades all dimensions. Transcending spatial binaries of left/right or containment, it sustains the cyclical dance of existence while remaining inseparable from all beings.

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  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 18

    This chapter can be understood from two perspectives.

    ‌First‌: Its direct content highlights how the loss of virtue in rulers and the abandonment of the great Dao create the need to promote benevolence and justice to counter social decay. Laozi thus diagnoses the pathological phenomena of his era, exposing the cracks in a corrupt system.

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