https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z Dao De Jing Chapter 14 en-us 2020-12-14 16:53:04 UTC 2026-02-02 15:26:29 UTC hello@padlet.com http://webimages.auctr.edu/bost/basicyinyang.png https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1395923764 to “stay with the ancient way” means to follow the original rules or to follow and live by the dao. If one is willing to stay and focus on the present rather than what will happen in the future, they will stay within the ancient way.

]]> 2021-04-08 13:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1395923764 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396284771 “stay with the Ancient way” can refer to staying on the path of the Dao which is our original nature and that deviation from it is the result of humans departing from that way, creating conflicting and chaos]]> 2021-04-08 15:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396284771 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396458272 The “primeval beginning” may refer to pǔ, or the original state of all things.]]> 2021-04-08 15:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396458272 amritdhillon1_7 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396478114 The reason you may “follow it, and you will not be able to see its back” is because by following “it” you are acting against wu-wei(actionless action) and going against the Way.

]]> 2021-04-08 15:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396478114 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396486758 “Meet it, and you will not be able to see its face” represents the non-corporeal nature of the dao.]]> 2021-04-08 15:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396486758 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396544156 “the ancient Way” may refer to the Dao, which is the original nature of humans, and it is literally translated as “the Way”.]]> 2021-04-08 15:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396544156 caitlinmurillo9 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396552685 By following “the essence of the Way” is otherwise known as fu or the return to the original state and the flow of wu-wei, effortless action and natural instincts, can Daoists achieve Dao through living a contemplative life.]]> 2021-04-08 16:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396552685 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396591552 "you will not be able to see its face" suggest the teaching of wu-wei, where one should practice actionless action in order to achieve the way.]]> 2021-04-08 16:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396591552 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396602170 “you will not be able to see its face” suggests that the Dao is an ineffable essence in the world]]> 2021-04-08 16:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396602170 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396618653 “Knowing the primeval of the beginning is the essence of the Way” refers to how everything that flows out of the Dao will return to its original state, which is known as pu.  ]]> 2021-04-08 16:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396618653 ethanikpeama9 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396632529 “Knowing the primeval beginning” refers to the teaching that the Dao was present at the beginning of the world.]]> 2021-04-08 16:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396632529 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396648603 Humans are “not able to see its back” if they “follow” the Way as Daoists believe that this goes against the principle that one must obey wu-wei rather than their own intentions]]> 2021-04-08 16:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396648603 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396655365 “Master what is present” may refer to living life one step at a time to be in tune with the Dao]]> 2021-04-08 16:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396655365 andrewbuyar8 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396656300 As seen in the passage, “Stay with the ancient Way in order to master what is present”, it reinforces the idea of wu-wei, and for one to align themselves with the Way through effortless action in order to prevent further chaos.

]]> 2021-04-08 16:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396656300 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396657314 “Knowing the primeval beginning is the essence of the Way” is referring to the original state and flow of we-wei as it it explaining the original and very beginning of the follow state and in achieving this is idea of Dao.]]> 2021-04-08 16:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396657314 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396666414 The idea that “you will not be able to see its back” may refer to the Dao being the impersonal force that underlies everything.]]> 2021-04-08 16:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396666414 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396667179  “Stay with the ancient Way in order to master what is present.” can refer to fu because it means the natural state if people stay with the ancient way they aren’t getting misinformation and are able to stay their natural self. 

]]> 2021-04-08 16:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396667179 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396680702 “Follow it, and you will not be able to see its back,” refers to diverting from natural instinct and giving into conformity, which is way of implying that straying from the Dao leaves one lost.

]]> 2021-04-08 16:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396680702 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396685606 “Stay with the ancient Way” could be referring to the Dao which is literally translated to “the Way”. Practicing wu-wei could help you “master what is present” which means preventing any further chaos.

]]> 2021-04-08 16:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396685606 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396689385 -“meet it, and you will not be able to see it’s face” is referring to the effortless action of the wu wei as having the ambition to find their path departs them from the way as they are using their own intentions not flowing in accordance with the dao. ]]> 2021-04-08 16:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396689385 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396742142 ”Follow it” and you won't “be able to see its back.” could connect to the effortless action associated with wu-wei as a person simply acts in accordance with the dao which is an unseeable force.

]]> 2021-04-08 16:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396742142 gavin_mckesson https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396745720 “you will not be able to see its face” could be a reference to the teaching that the Dao can not be named or taught.

]]> 2021-04-08 16:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396745720 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396769882 Everything returns to nothingness and meeting Dao, one does not see the beginning and following it, one does not see the end]]> 2021-04-08 16:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396769882 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396779388 “Primeval beginning” can be connected to pu which is the original self/ original state ]]> 2021-04-08 16:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396779388 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396810987  to “master what is present” humans are advised to “stay with the ancient way” or return to pu, human’s original state by using wu wei to prevent further chaos in the world]]> 2021-04-08 16:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396810987 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396860574 By “meeting it” it could alter the way you see things in the world because they do not meet your expectations.]]> 2021-04-08 17:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396860574 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396940803 “the primeval beginning is the essence of the Way” refers to how the Dao requires fu, or a return to a life of instinct and natural action, rather than reason and education.]]> 2021-04-08 17:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1396940803 https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1398155948 “Primeval beginning” could refer to the pu since it is a original state.]]> 2021-04-09 00:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rjuhsd1234/bdkxpj07la7df81z/wish/1398155948