Two Guys Talking At The Watercooler

Thomas Brill and Brian Parks chatting again.This week we talked about chapter 5 of the Tao te Ching.Heaven and Earth are not humane;They regard the the thousand things as straw dogs.The Sage is not humane;He regards the common people as straw dogs.The space between Heaven and Earth—is it not like a bellow?It is empty and yet not depleted;Move it and more [always] comes out.Much learning means frequent exhaustions.That's not so good as holding on to the mean.Here is a link to the audio file for chapter 5 if you are not using iTunes.https://s3.amazonaws.com/tao4two/TtCCh5.mp3