Gabriel Raam
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The Book of Tao
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Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 37)
Gabriel Raam reads and interprets verse 37 of the Tao Te Ching:
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 14)
17.03.2011 http://vimeo.com/21016915 Look, it cannot be seen – it is beyond form. Listen, it cannot be heard – it is beyond sound. Grasp, it cannot be held – it is…
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 13)
http://vimeo.com/15093913 18.12.2010 Verse 13 *** Accept disgrace willingly. Accept misfortune as the human condition. What do you mean by “Accept disgrace willingly”? Accept being unimportant. Do not be concerned with…
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 12)
http://vimeo.com/13323576 14.07.2010 Verse 12 *** The five colors blind the eye. The five tones deafen the ear. The five flavors dull the taste. Racing and hunting madden the mind. Precious…
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 11)
Verse 11 http://vimeo.com/12914711 04.07.2010 http://vimeo.com/12914711 Verse 11 *** Thirty spokes share the wheel’s hub; It is the center hole that makes it useful. Shape clay into a vessel; It is…
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 10)
http://vimeo.com/12821928Verse 10 * * * Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, Can you avoid separation? Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe? Washing…
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 9)
Tao Te Ching, verse 9 Verse 9 *** Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and…
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 8)
http://youtu.be/C1Ipuu1VTvA http://youtu.be/1XCCFan3LG4 * * * The highest good is like water. Water give life to the ten thousand things and does not strive. It flows in places men reject and…
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 7)
http://youtu.be/zkHR0XMBHyE 20.08.2009 Verse 7* * * Heaven and Earth last forever. Why do heaven and Earth last forever? They are unborn, So ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he…
Interpreting: The Book of the Tao (by Lao Tze, Verse 6)
http://youtu.be/7EvoCkqfXXg The valley spirit never dies; It is the woman, primal mother. Her gateway is the root of heaven and Earth. It is like a veil barely seen. Use it;…
