Tao Te Ching Verse 27 – Giving and Receiving Are One!

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">Only a student who gives himself can receive the master’s gift. If you think otherwise, despite your knowledge, you have blundered. Giving and receiving are one.<br /></span><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #202124; letter-spacing: .1pt; background: white;">— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 27</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> <a href= "https://buddyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/30-Tools-to-Stay-Sober120921.pdf"> <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!</span></a></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">We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: <a href= "https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "color: blue;">https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> <span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/"><span style= "color: blue;">https://www.faceb