________________
3. TIME LINE
604 - 571 Lao-tzu-Chinese philosopher, "Tao Te Ching"
"The Way gave birth to unity, Unity gave birth to duality, Duality gave birth to trinity, Trinity gave
birth to the myriad creatures." (Tao Te Ching Capter 42 tr. Mair 1990:9).
"Requite injuries with good deeds" (chap. 63, tr. Waley)
The Valley Spirit never dies It is named the Mysterious Female. And the doorway of the Mysterious Female Is the base from which Heaven and Earth sprang. It is there within us all the while; Draw upon it as you will, it never runs dry. (chap. 6, tr. Waley
Earliest available copy of Tao Te Ching is dated 270 AD
道
老子道德上篇
事 - 套 達可達,非常道
有多萬物之母 故常墓,款以觀其到; 常有欲以觀其象 此兩者向出而莫名
玄之又玄,眾妙之門
85
