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And Again…

When the Tao is lost, there is goodness.
When goodness is lost, there is morality.
When morality is lost, there is ritual.
Ritual is the husk of true faith,
the beginning of chaos.

Posted on Sat 5 Aug 06, 1:01 am

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  1. Comment by Fraser • Sun 6 Aug 06, 10:54 pm #

    I gather the ‘amplified’ version of this stanza would read something like “when (x) is lost, at least (y) remains”. I had to read it a few times before I got that.

    Anyway, what I THINK it means sounds pretty insightful.

  2. Comment by KT • Tue 8 Aug 06, 6:42 pm #

    Indeed. Helps explain why I both love and hate the study of ethics. ‘Tis but a shadow.

  3. Comment by AJ • Wed 16 Aug 06, 9:16 pm #

    Hm

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