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Re: Tao Te Ching Chp. 26

• From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Tao Te Ching Chp. 26
• Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 13:49:07 -0500
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
• References: <[email protected]>

ja' 'ISqu':
>Dotlh tIS QutlhwI' [A] 'oH Dotlh 'ugh'e'.
>Do che'wI' 'oH Dotlh jot'e'.
>Being heavy is the foundation of lightness.
>Being calm is the ruler of haste.

I don't agree with this kind of use of {Dotlh}.  {Dotlh tIS} doesn't
indicate "the status of being light".  It says that something's status is
itself light, whatever that means.

If you want nouns for "being heavy" and "lightness" and "being calm",
there's no reason to ignore {-ghach}.

-- ghunchu'wI'

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  • Tao Te Ching Chp. 26
    • From: "Agnieszka Solska" <[email protected]>

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