emkay/the-gnl-tao-te-ching — Issue #1: Line 1: Maybe s/experienced/named ?
Author: kukka
Created: 2011-10-30 08:43:56+00:00
State: open

The very first line appears alien to me.

> The Way that can be experienced is not true;

I always thought that the contrary is the main teaching of taoism. Namely that *Only direct experience can be honest and accurate, it is the words/names that try to describe that experience that are inaccurate and off the target.* I would change the first line to:

> The Way that can be named//spoken of//described is not true;

I have no authority because I don't understand Chinese so I can't interpret the original text, this is just my gut instinct and understanding.