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19 lip 2024 · 5 min read · Jul 19, 2024--
The "uncarved block" in front of an artisan is already worked because you have to select and saw a tree and work it to a block. "Unworked wood" is like fallen trees, trunks lying on the ground, uprooted by a storm.
Uncarved Block (“p’u”) refers to something in its natural state. It infers that things in their own simplicity, by way of their essential nature, contain their own natural power. How does one reach their natural self?
The uncarved block is a symbol for the sage. Just as the uncarved block becomes vessels when it shatters so does the sage become the chief of the officials when he allows himself to be employed, and just as the uncarved block is ruined when it becomes useful, so does a sage become ruined when he becomes useful."
23 paź 2014 · They are correct that P’u is one of the highest principles of Taoism and that it is referring to a state that everything had, should have and can return to. The problem arises with the translation of P’u as the “uncarved block”.
Explore the profound teaching of the Dao Te Ching, where a child represents the uncarved block in Taoism. Discover how simplicity reveals perfection by remov...
25 cze 2019 · The Taoist concept of Pu points to perception without prejudice, i.e. beyond dualistic distinctions such as right/wrong, good/bad, black/white, beautiful/ugly. It is a state of mental unity which places the Taoist practitioner into alignment with the Tao.
