Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“Truth has nothing to do with words. Truth can be likened to the bright moon in the sky. Words, in this case, can be likened to a finger. The finger can point to the moon’s location. However, the finger is not the moon. To look at the moon, it is necessary to gaze beyond the finger.”

Huineng 惠能 638 – 713 CE
(Huìnéng, Enō)
The Sutra of Hui Neng

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Chapters

Chapter 64
Ordinary Mind

Themes

Words or the sense?

Moon