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To: alt.philosophy.taoism From: nadinekwong@aol.com (Nadine Kwong) Subject: Re: Zen-Tao Date: 25 Apr 2002 04:26:14 -0700 bravenewwhirl@postmaster.co.uk (BraveNewWhirl) wrote in message news:... > > If Lao Tzu was a librarian, perhaps scrolls and > > silks existed containing all sorts of stories, eh? > > > > >Celestial LaoWombat > > >remove "-remove-" from address to make valid > > If Lao Tzu was a librarian, the Tao Te Ching was a stack of dust jackets. so what does it tell ya, o thou studiously un-read one, that the taoist mythos place(d)(s) laozi's Path to the realization of Tao passing squarely through the musty dusty tomes that filled the stacks? according to his legendary [ME *legende*, fr. MF & ML; MF *legende*, fr. L, fem. of *legendus*, gerundive of *legere* to gather, select, read; akin to Gk *legein* to gather, say, *logos* speech, word, reason] (his) taostory, th' old master abandoned know ledge only after a long long life time spent cracking open books 'n sucking on their spine; drawing out and absorbing their inner most contents, savoring 'em as he fed. now hit the jing, grass hopper; so ya can then hit the same Tao what laozi travelled. immortally, miss nadine (da biblioteca chinesa de macau)
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