Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu - (My Narration)

[@VoxStoica]

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[@balex2387]

Where did the ads come from all of a sudden? Had none last week...

[@GuyMcCollum-ft2ic]

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[@mmka5434]

Magnificent! 👌🏻 Although, I am more into Seneca and Aurelius, this got me into another dimension, a state of mind with less distress and more freedom. I have already listened to other Tao Te Ching audios but when I listened to your narration on this brilliant Classic Chinese philosophy, it captured my soul. I appreciate your splendid job as I have been benefited by listening to your reads during hardships and adversity. Thanks a zillion, Robin! 🕊️❤️🙏🏻

[@partypao]

The Tao read by Seneca! Thank you very much good sir!!

[@Trgvo]

THE BEST READER OF TAO TE CHING ON KZbin

[@mmka5434]

Agreed.

[@johninman7545]

Love it. My first translation Alex Wayman. It had a lot of commentary but only at the beginning. I was very taken by it 1965 I was just a teenager

[@danielm978]

"Accepts The One, and rejects the other" in that single sentence there is so much wisdom.

[@anxietycelery1732]

I was just thinking about this book read by you! Thanks! This is now the Tao Te Stoic

[@VoxStoica]

lol always first in with a Stoic themed joke!

[@hinxlinx]

13:30 Twenty One 14:14 Twenty Two 15:07 Twenty Three 15:59 Twenty Four 16:38 Twenty Five 17:36 Twenty Six 18:10 Twenty Seven 19:05 Twenty Eight 20:03 Twenty Nine 20:47 Thirty 21:43 Thirty One 22:53 Thirty Two 23:35 Thirty Three 24:06 Thirty Four 24:46 Thirty Five 25:11 Thirty Six 25:43 Thirty Seven 26:14 Thirty Eight 27:37 Thirty Nine 28:56 Forty

[@DRsideburns]

Whenever I'm anxious I listen to this and it helps to calm me. Thank you

[@hinxlinx]

00:14 One 00:52 Two 01:47 Three 02:21 Four 02:49 Five 03:19 Six 03:37 Seven 04:01 Eight 04:40 Nine 05:07 Ten 05:59 Eleven 06:27 Twelve 06:54 Thirteen 07:42 Fourteen 08:39 Fifteen 09:37 Sixteen 10:38 Seventeen 11:05 Eighteen 11:31 Nineteen 12:12 Twenty

[@hinxlinx]

In chapter one: 「萬物」 is translated as "ten thousand things", in Chinese it means "everything" or "all things". 「玄」 is translated as "darkness", I think it is more appropriate to translate it as cyclically "deep" for being mysterious. In Chapter three: 「虛其心 實其腹」is translated as "by emptying hearts and stuffing bellies", it can means "humbling heart and enriching thyself". 「弱其志，強其骨」is translated as "by weakening ambitions and strengthen bones", it can means "testing mind and strengthen one's character". 「芻狗」is translated as "straw dogs", it refers to ancient sacrificial gifts and a metaphor for impartial things.

[@distantname]

Thanks

[@isaiahharrellreading]

Omg! Yes! You are one of my favorite readers! I'm so glad you did this book, Thank you so much!!!

[@IMPERATOR540]

its crazy how hard it is to really grasp this stuff, when its so simple

[@thetaeater]

LoL I thought this voice was familiar. I already have 2 of your recordings on Audible! You space your words perfectly and go at just the perfect pace for me to actually absorb what you're reading without having to go back and relisten 20x.

[@maddog9867]

I have read two English translations and now this well done version Thanks very much

[@mysticoversoul]

Thank you for posting the audiobook. It is a good reading interpretation.

[@stevejarosz8136]

My favorite book and I hear these a lot. This is a really great interpretation. Thank you buddy!

[@dancegod1691]

33:55 bookmark 21:42 LEFT vs RIGHT 22:50 Undefined; River flowing 24:06 Truly Great

[@hinxlinx]

29:12 Forty One 30:18 Forty Two 31:03 Forty Three 31:27 Forty Four 32:00 Forty Five 32:33 Forty Six 33:04 Forty Seven 33:29 Forty Eight 33:58 Forty Nine 34:37 Fifty 35:25 Fifty One 36:14 Fifty Two 37:01 Fifty Three 37:40 Fifty Four 38:36 Fifty Five 39:33 Fifty Six 40:10 Fifty Seven 41:04 Fifty Eight 41:48 Fifty Nine 42:31 Sixty

[@Ali-co3xp]

This makes me better. Thanks Vox!

[@ramoesgaston9966]

Awesome to know hard work in a practice pays off listening to this book again after 33yrs and ordained layperson 12 yrs and now discipleship. Believe it or not... It's your thoughts not mine.

[@blackbuddhaa]

Love the world as your own self only then you can care for all things - LAO

[@hinxlinx]

43:01 Sixty One 43:52 Sixty Two 44:38 Sixty Three 45:31 Sixty Four 46:52 Sixty Five 47:31 Sixty Six 48:11 Sixty Seven 49:11 Sixty Eight 49:38 Sixty Nine 50:22 Seventy 50:55 Seventy One 51:16 Seventy Two 51:45 Seventy Three 52:30 Seventy Four 53:04 Seventy Five

[@Daniel-ny7bn]

You're such a great narrator

[@DoktorKoch]

Should have more listens...fantastic

[@grindordie3336]

Proper english is a beatiful thing. Thanks for the Tao.

[@wisdomlife5002]

Agreed. Tao is great .

[@benfir8920]

I like the Feng and English version. Thank you.

[@WorkerBeesUnite]

Same. I’ve heard like 20 different translations and this one gives good new insight into some of the passages that have eluded me. All comes down to context and translation huh

[@benfir8920]

@@WorkerBeesUnite i also have a chinese friend who is phd in ancient Chinese literature so i am luckier than most. He has really helped me understand some characters like for example the mystery’s mystery or the door to all mystery (玄）he said it is all of those meaning and even the word beginning of all mystery is included from. It is really interesting.

[@mariely6747]

Good reading! I'm learning to be a good Reader.

[@enzocypriani5055]

Thank you so much

[@hausbeever]

A summary of this text would be great

[@figure8analogy677]

To all those who are causing suffering in this world, directly or indirectly: Heed your dreams at night, those nightmares that you most assuredly are having are imploring you to change -before it’s too late… The quality of our dreams is both a reflection of our thoughts and actions as well as a general foreshadowing of the fate of our souls in the next life...A nightly, temporary karma that beckons us to change - for the good - so as to avoid a more permanent karma. Beauty(🌷)+Complexity(🌎) =Intent(❤️) The Figure 8 Analogy: An analogy on life, death, the dream-state and the symbolism intertwined within the human experience. We human beings are not traveling in the abstract motion of a straight line towards death (for instance, the numerical straight line of say 1-89). Instead, we are moving in the motion of a figure 8. The Figure 8 is a natural repeating pattern that is divided into two halves and is thus the perfect symbol to represent the human life cycle and our two primary states of existence that we are continuously moving in and out of -the Awake state and the Dream state. When we awake from sleep we come full circle to when we fall back asleep (represented by the bottom half of the figure 8 )and when we go into the dream state we come full circle to when we awake from the dream state (represented by the top half of the figure 8 ). Upon death; the figure 8 of life untwines, but it’s not the body untwining from the mind that this analogy represents. It's two states of mind untwining to form a larger state of mind. (8-0) Because the awake state is really a state -of mind, with our body's physical reality "consciously" intertwined; and the dream-state is also a state of mind, with our body's physical reality "subconsciously" intertwined. Therefore; upon death, these two states of mind untwine to form a “larger” state of mind. A state that has all the potentialities of the dream world (flying, telepathy, psychokinesis, etc) combined with all the actualities of the awake world(nature, form, bonds, etc). This I refer to as the transitional analogy. While conceiving The Figure 8 Analogy, I realized life and death must be perceived -from one point of view- as seperate entities(the transitional analogy(8-0), but must also be perceived -from another point of view- as inseparable entities(the symbolic analogy👇), both of which are ultimately linked by the dream-state. The symbolic analogy consists of the untwined figure 8 of life/the 'circle of death’, if you will, which -abstractly- overlapps the ‘circle of life’/the Earth, with the overlappment representing the dream-state, like the common area in a venn diagram, and implies that the dream state is just as much a part of life as is of death ~by which semi-explains precognitive dreams, prodromal dreams, "visitations" by deceased relatives, etc; for the dream-state has a foothold in the afterlife, and is based on the premise that “while our body sleeps, our dream state symbolically represents the state that awaits upon our body's ultimate rest.” In other words, while we are lying down and sleeping/dreaming, this natural process symbolizes where we go when we're ultimately lying down/dead -to a place "like" our dream-state...A state "of mind” with our body's physical form+bonds eternally engrained and intertwined. ✋🏿👁~8~👁🤚🏻

[@petersuvara]

Feels more consistent, ephemeral and less cynical than Seneca. Though they touch on similar concepts, one is far more abstract (Tao Te Ching) than the realism of Seneca.

[@nioalexander9000]

You may enjoy "doctrine of the mean" or Zhongyong

[@evanprinsloo6412]

Good voice well used.

[@doodinhisbasement1601]

Super!

[@jakedubs]

Good soundtrack for this reading: Shogun 2 OST Autumn Leaves --> Right click --> Loop --> Your welcome friends!

[@peteman8160]

This is so revelant now more than ever

[@markagreen4186]

Hi, have you or will you make an audio book of Plutarchs Moralia..... hope so.

[@AbrahamLeedy]

Mahalo 🙏🏾🌴

[@fraidoonw]

thanks again! what about the selection of Chuang Tzu next time? of Lieh Tzu? Wen Tzu??? thanks!

[@The_Quota_Official]

Thank you I was just thinking about this!

[@lisacharlebois7213]

🦋thank you

[@BieberSama808]

Do you speak Mandarin? The Chinese pronunciation was really good.

[@VoxStoica]

A little. I lived there for a few years after uni.

[@BieberSama808]

@@VoxStoica Awesome!

[@rizzamaeong]

​@@VoxStoicawow. 你好 Robin! 谢谢。

[@VoxStoica]

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[@OriginalSlim11]

Ok, not gonna lie, my mind drifted like 20 minutes into it and I realized how unpeaceful I am at heart and laughed out loud, then started listening again to here "the foolish student hears if the toe and laughs out loud, it wouldn't be the toe if it wasnt out loud" and I'm like 😶 whoah

[@oliviaalmonds2255]

Can you kindly tell me the meaning of that part?

[@OriginalSlim11]

@@oliviaalmonds2255 I honestly wish I could lol, but I'm afraid I only have my interpretation of it. The wise man practices diligently because he understand the means of completing the task without working. The Tao however is beyond words, because as soon as you try to talk about it you remove it from its realm and try to bring it into your own. The fool would laugh at the absurdity of saying when you let go you gain everything. However I am simply a fool who tries to do the impossible for my own amusement and that's walk in this world as an observer and partaker without taking myself serious.

[@oliviaalmonds2255]

@@OriginalSlim11 thank you dear!!!

[@ginrummy3996]

Ppouahh!

[@InfiniteMind9]

cool ?

[@fraidoonw]

great work! thanks!

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Everything flows

[@randallpeterson3772]

When the Country is confused and in chaos, loyal ministers appear.

[@mikebussy3334]

Trump 2020

[@randallpeterson3772]

I was talking about Barr and Pompeo and the like. This line has been tested for well over two thousand years and shown to be relevant to this day. Safe to say it will remain so when the maggots and worms make a playground of our eye sockets.

[@doanhoangvan5009]

Cato the Younger

[@josephrikers1111]

I positron Deoxyribonucleic acid I demand Agriculture Skills Pre-K through twelve all four marking periods no electoral no electives nothing less than Monday Through Friday And Fresh Water for Everyone Deoxyribonucleic Acid

[@ulrichtietz1327]

### Tao Te Ching 64. Verse What is still, is easy to hold. What is subtle, is easy to shape. What is fragile, is easy to break. What is small, is easy to scatter. Act before things exist. Organize before confusion begins. A mighty tree grows from a tiny sprout. A tower of nine stories starts from a pile of earth. A journey of a thousand miles begins beneath your feet. To control is to destroy, to grasp is to lose. The wise avoid interference; thus, they do not fail. Begin with care; end with care. Avoid desire, embrace simplicity. Learn to unlearn. Support all beings without domination.

[@Mad_S]

You really are the best.

[@themdwthemdw]

Thanks for doing this, you are good at it.

[@Shamallah]

Thankyou

[@mrgoodlife4371]

Thank you for this video. The narrator is good, where can I find more of his works? Thanks.

[@VoxStoica]

I am the narrator, so any video on my channel :) You can also find me on Audible: geni.us/VoxStoicaOnAudible

[@ismailgodo5342]

What happened to the five rings?

[@Jda4160]

This is actually the whole book?

[@Lvchillin87]

Yea pretty much lol ,but it has so much wisdom for such a small book.

[@hinxlinx]

It is, eighty one chapters.

[@Anne-yi5sb]

81 Verses.

[@dancegod1691]

49:37 NO ENEMIES 48:10 TREASURES (67)

[@simonecarey296]

🙏♥️👍, 10/10

[@jomanci]

Why the unlike i wonder?

[@noemiemylene3861]

It’s Lao wanting his royalties

[@_________________________7050]

Point three was ironic right?

[@Mr_Contract________x]

The Towel of Bath

[@dannyq8167]

He re uploaded it 🤭

[@VoxStoica]

Haha i actually used to be INTPworld but changed my channel name last yea, so all is well. But thanks for pointing that out, I'll update the video!

[@clicky5494]

zaheer was here

[@IReallyLikeTreessmileyface]

6:53-7:38 number 13

[@josephmileyka4789]

Not a bad reading.

[@peteman8160]

Thanks for not tampering with it like all the rest.

[@satwikanmol]

18:49

[@alecmisra4964]

This heavily cribs the great DC Lau translation.

[@io-rj6sk]

is this the jane English translation>?

[@taonow369]

9:00 thank you 🙏

[@alecmisra4964]

Also it is pronounced Dao

[@mikebussy3334]

How do you say General tso chicken?

[@Mr_Contract________x]

@@mikebussy3334 jen-ur-uhl dohz chik-kin

[@AWAKENING.2012]

The Tao te ching teachings are the closest teachings to the actual spoken words of Jesus Christ. Namaste! :)

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

20 Seconds in and I am pretty sure I'm not gonna be able to listen to the reader habitually use a hard "T" when saying Dao/Tao. The meme "you had one job" comes to mind regarding this reading

[@joedavis4150]

... :-)... Number 80 whatever: at an AA meeting, coffee and doobies are better t h a n Coffee and cigarettes.

[@lowkh4137]

Getting the first chapter wrong means everything is wrong. You are on the wrong trail.

[@codywalker8674]

What do you suggest for a better version?...I am currently looking into many translations!

[@lowkh4137]

@@codywalker8674 I can't any that is worth reading. I am trying to translate it myself and this is a book on philosophy. It does not have any good words about religion. Linking it with Taoism is a complete mistake.

[@codywalker8674]

Very interested and curious as to what you have translated! After reading even the few intepitations I have from the 1800 and 1900...and looking Into a few teachings about how it has been misinterpitated and misunderstood, I am even more curious! I enjoy philosophy deeply and am always looking to learn from many diff directions!

[@lowkh4137]

@@JF-mr5dr The translation, interpretation and understanding of the Tao Te Ching. The original translation is completely wrong and this video is where it is derived from. Taoism might be from the Tao Te Ching but the Tao Te Ching is definitely not Taoism. The first Chapter describes something similar to the Big Bang. The book itself contains philosophical thoughts of how humans thinks and what is happening inside our minds. It states how humans can and would be misled by people of authority, trying to keep people ignorant so they can be in power.

[@casualeye1633]

@@lowkh4137 I have the 1919 Dwight Goddard translation. I wonder if it is a good one. Where can I learn more about the true Tao Te Jing you speak of?

[@cachattacks2045]

Everything is meaningless (Bible - Eccl 1:2)

[@Koyasi78]

That is not the message of ecclesiastes, only where it begins.

[@rmk2879]

Sin - consists evil, crime - is universal problem, is ubiquitous. Humanity contaminated by sin. Sin in us by default, not learnt, not taught. Sin manifests in many forms. Sin is the opium. The origin of sin is unanswered. Sin is pre-existing in all. Nobody taught us to sin. Sin pre-dates The Bible. The Bible explains origins of sin. The Bible provides remedy for pre-existing sin, through Jesus Christ death and resurrection. The Bible is best selling book in the world for this reason. Sin is real, The Bible is relevant. Sin is born at every child birth. Sin is disease of heart, and Jesus Christ is the cure. Satan is the enemy, came to steal, kill and destroy. Misleads us to blame good loving God. God is not the author of evil. Media, Police, Defense, Judiciary, Penitentiary, Security, Contracts confirm sin exists. The origins of life, natural laws, sin, morals, purpose, meaning, conscience, music, creativity, intelligence, beauty, color, nature, water, air, light and amalgamation, remain unevidenced - elsewhere. We love truth when it enlightens us, but hate when it convicts us. Instructing to "Heart wash" from sin is not "Brainwash". God created universe, placed natural laws, made man in His image, gave talents, instructed man to multiply and explore - The Initiation of Science. Science is the legitimate child of natural laws. We are made with good purpose and meaning. We are good. Then sin entered and we all fallen. Disease, despair, deformities, deficiencies, depression, stress, guilt, greed, hate, anger, rebellious spirit, spiritual death entered. Sin plays spoilsport. Unloose the Soul from the tight knot of sin. Soul outlasts death. Sinners cannot save themselves from sin. Jesus Christ, the Holy God, intervened, willingly died on The Cross and resurrected, for remmissions of our sins, to save us from sin and hell. We are weak at the core, however we try to portray otherwise. We need Holy God's help, who is willing to help with open arms. Unable to find any motive any reason for Jesus Christ to die willingly on Cross and resurrect - except His love to save us from pre-existing sin and hell. Nobody died for our sins and resurrected - except Jesus Christ. Exclusivity. Jesus Christ claimed: "I am The Way, The Truth and The Life". "I am The Resurrection and The Life". "I am The Good Shepherd". Jesus Christ has the authority to forgive sins. Religion says "Do". Jesus Christ says "Done". Religion is man attempts to 'search gods'. Jesus Christ came from heaven in 'search of man'. Salvation from sin and hell is not earned through works or deeds or pilgrimages or rituals or ceremonies or traditions or cultures or meditations or public displays or making personal sacrifices or making animal sacrifices. Salvation from sin and hell is free, but not cheap. Because Jesus Christ laid His life on The Cross, and resurrected. God loves the sinner, but hates the sin. Just like a mother loves child, but hates disease in child. We are saved by God's grace, not by our works. Karma is getting what we deserve. Grace is getting what we don't deserve. Only Grace can be pre-fixed with Amazing. Amazing Grace. Karma is not Amazing. GRACE: Getting what we don't deserve - i.e. forgiveness of sin, eternity in heaven through Jesus Christ. MERCY: Not getting what we deserve - i.e. punishment of sin, separation from God, eternity in hell. God offers grace and mercy for free through Jesus Christ death and resurrection. Jesus Christ suffered, ridiculed, spat-on, humiliated, crucified on The Cross, and therefore He understands our pain. He raised victorious, we will too. Those who endure till end are victorious. Jesus Christ coming again to judge all. The doors will be closed. Jesus Christ reveals every mystery, answers every question. He is The Alpha and The Omega. He judges everyone. One day every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. The First Christmas - Jesus Christ came to earth from heaven to save us from pre-existing sin. The First Good Friday - Jesus Christ crucified to The Cross, died willingly for remission of our sins. The First Resurrection Day, also linked to Easter - Jesus Christ resurrected from death. Jesus Christ made entry to Holy Heaven free through Him. Repent of sin and be saved. Easy. The First Coming of Jesus Christ - He is Lamb, slaughtered for remission of sins to save us from sin and hell. And resurrected. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ - He will be Lion, The Judge. The Lion and The Lamb. Jesus Christ forgave all who crucified Him, and now forgives all, even who reject, ridicule and mock Him. He loves all unconditionally. Believe, trust, repent of pre-existing sin in Jesus Christ that He died for remission of our sins and resurrected, and coming back to judge, accept Him as Lord and Saviour, and be saved from sin and hell. Any time, any where. Even now. Simple. Nothing to lose, everything to gain. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. I found God loved me regardless of sins, weaknesses and rejections by others. As sinner I cannot save myself through deeds. He believed me and has faith in me. I am not in competition with others. God loves you all, individually. (My journal. Journey to life - after testing all 'isms' and religions, after failing to find origins, purpose and meaning of life, after swallowing pride, egos, anger, hate.)

[@jlinus7251]

This all means absolutely nothing to a person who doesn't believe in god in the first place. You do realise that, right?

[@daydreamer7143]

Glad to see another human being who takes great joy in journaling. It is a great post on the subject of sin and its unpleasant troubles.

[@michaelnee2392]

Why do you spell his name wrong what is wrong with you

[@Caylynmillard]

Bad translation

[@magnumopus5661]

Slave morality BS.

[@hinxlinx]

The West did not proclaim the end of slavery until the mid-nineteenth century, while the Chinese legislated to abolish slavery a thousand years ago. While the West massacred and colonized around the globe, the Chinese interacted with the world through trade, invention, and philosophy. When you call Taoist philosophy "slave morality nonsense", does this mean that you have the mentality of a colonial slave owner?

[@magnumopus5661]

@@hinxlinx look up Nietzschean slave morality vs master morality. My comment didn't mean what you think it means. I'm pro conquering, so to me you made China sound weak, not righteous. And you know China reversed it's antislavery policy 30 years after they made it, right. They were only anti slavery for a few years here and there. They have millions of slaves during most dynasties, and even today. Which is good.

[@SleazyRider86]

@@magnumopus5661 But doesn't that just make you a slave to greed and ego?

[@magnumopus5661]

@@SleazyRider86 To be without desire is to be dead. To put others desires before your own is to be a Bit(h. 😉😘

[@SleazyRider86]

@@magnumopus5661 Depends how strong the desire is, if you're going to spend your life wishing and wanting stuff all the time, it's not going to make you happy. You can have goals and that but be prepared for them to change as you go along.

[@7550375503]

mmka5434: Sharing all you have gleaned wil be your Nirvana