tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34585979.post1965789504821721275..comments2024-02-13T13:39:31.292-05:00Comments on William Blake: Religion and Psychology: HUMANITYLarry Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34585979.post-33947401388714228202013-05-11T09:58:31.110-04:002013-05-11T09:58:31.110-04:00Thanks again Vincent for your editing. It makes mo...Thanks again Vincent for your editing. It makes more sense with the right word.<br />The quote from the Tao Te Ching is apropos and agrees with Blake's teaching remarkably. ellie Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708032405797473211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34585979.post-17909963562701707092013-05-11T07:12:26.883-04:002013-05-11T07:12:26.883-04:00In the quote from Damon, shouldn't it be "...In the quote from Damon, shouldn't it be "moral" rather than "mortal"?<br /><br />It may be interesting to compare Blake's attitude to morality with that expressed by the <i>Tao Te Ching</i> in this extract, translated by Stephen Mitchell:<br /><br />The more prohibitions you have,<br />the less virtuous people will be.<br />The more weapons you have,<br />the less secure people will be.<br />The more subsidies you have,<br />The less self-reliant people will be.<br /><br />Therefore the Master says:<br />I let go of the law,<br />and people become honest.<br />I let go of economics,<br />and people become prosperous.<br />I let go of religion,<br />and people become serene.<br />I let go of all desire for the common good,<br />and the good becomes common as grass.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com