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Epilogue

When we teach the DDJ for westerners. We try to get away from words and into images. A favorite image for the DDJ is water. The Daoism is like water.

When we teach the Dao De Jing for Westerners, we try to get away from words and into images. A favorite image for the Dao De Jing is water. Daoism is like water; it will take the shape of its container. It will take the shape of the mind that reads it.

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