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What kind of spirituality/religion/faith do you find support in and why? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by robber@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Hegar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/23427

Here's a combined translation/commentary from a scholar. It has some important context.

It's only the 'Inner' chapters - this is the section that is generally accepted as written by Master Zhuang himself because it's "governed by a single creative vision". The 'outer' and 'miscellanious' sections still have some great chapters - 'stealing' is one of my favorites.

Also, here's an 8m video of a semi-related daoist text called Neither Lord Nor Master. I find it so relevant. The first sentence is basically: Confucians say heaven ordained authority, but that's a lie told by people who benefit from oppression. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs23tDAaEho