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@Mark Foote on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthys, the second picture (Ι, Χ, Θ superimposed), imo looks like a dharmachakra. On https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmachakra , “In Hinduism, the symbol is particularly used in places that underwent religious transformation.”

Okidoki, understood. Yes, definitely.

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It’s Baldrick, occupation “none”.

@Mark Foote Jesus too was itinerant and mendicant. Also seemed to think it was necessary (e.g. Matthew 19:21).

I like the title, Tao of Virtue.

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art that focuses on characters who engage in cultivation. manhua 漫 畫 (man4 hua4) comic [manga]; 漫 unrestrained, 畫 drawing donghua 動 畫 (dong4 hua4) animation; 動 moving, 畫 drawing

@Trunk it sounds tough, best wishes for reaching your "peaceful clearing".

I'm always editing my posts, so likely the link wasn't there yet when you looked first. No worries. Lol, if that were reason to leave, I bet there'd be nobody left on the forum.

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It happens. Also, I had already posted the link. ^

It’s on page 2, the 2nd item

If you click on the cat profile photo, you get to Apech’s profile. There you can click top right on ‘See their activity’’. To the left chose the option ‘topics’. It lists all his topics. There’s also this:

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Most translations are incorrect. Most commentaries are BS.

I don’t do philosophising. But I can share my own translation. The actual phrase is, “Leer sein aller Kreaturen ist Gottes voll sein, und voll sein aller Kreaturen ist Gottes leer sein.” ‘Kreaturen‘ means ‘ von Gott geschaffenes Wesen’. So it’s not ‘things’ but ‘beings’. ‘Created beings’, as opposed to ‘God the creator’. Then ‘Wesen’ means ‘etw., das lebt oder existiert, denkt und handelt.’ I have always interpreted this in this context as referring to humans only. So for me it has always read as: To be empty of people is to be full of God, and to be full of people is to be empty of God.

imo 道 equals 'morality'

I agree; imo 道 equals ⼀