Theos-Talk Archives (January 1999 Message tt00250)

Many thanks.

Best,
Paul

> According to the Wilhelm-Baynes translation of the I-Ching, in many of the
> comments on the hexagrams there are various sayings attributed to Lao-Tse.
> Also, much of the underlying philosophy is closely related to the
> Tao.  The
> word "King", or as Baynes translated the German to the English, "Ching",
> commonly called by us, "The Book" (of changes).  Perhaps, in
> China, the Book
> of Dzyan is called the "Chan Ching" and pronounced, Jan Jing" or "Dzyan
> Dzying.  According to Wilhelm the word Ching means "Well" in Chinese.
> Therefore it connotes a deep container filled with the "waters of
> knowledge",
> so to speak.
>
> LHM
>