A Closer Look at Tao

Purposefully, the Daodejing does not define Tao.  In fact, it specifically states it as undefinable, unable to be named.  Yet it also describes Tao as an empty bowl, unable to be filled.  It says the Tao is intangible but the source of all things, tangible and intangible.
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