Tao Te Ching Verse 17 – The Spiral Downward!

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">To know Tao alone, without a trace of your own existence, is the highest. Next comes loving and praising it, then fearing it, then despising it.<br /></span><span style= "color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 17</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">In all interactions, we are one of these four phases. This is an excellent discussion of self-government and how verse 17 of the Tao Te Ching relates to our recovery experience.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">Link to hear Damon E's story mentioned in the podcast.</span> <a href= "https://wejoy.org/php/speaker_detail.php?slug=damon-e-2023-cartersville-ga-steps"> <span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang= "EN">https://wejoy.org/php/speaker_detail.php?slug=damon-e-2023-cartersville-ga-steps</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!</span></p>