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Back to EpisodesLao Tzu uses the metaphor of a vessel to show that while existence renders it (and us) actual, it is the vessel's non-existence (or emptiness) that renders it useful. Aug 23, 1981
Season 1
Episode 26
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
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Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains passages from Lao Tzu’s book, The Tao Te Ching. Elaborating on the metaphor of the knave of a wheel, or the emptiness of a vessel. And how their existence renders them actual in our world, but it is their non-existence (or emptiness) that renders them useful. Aug 23, 1981