The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.
The unnameable is the eternally real.
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.
The unnameable is the eternally real.
The idea seems to be that the thing they are expressing (in this case, the Tao) is something which can be understood (or felt, or sensed, or something like that) but can not be accurately expressed in words.
Are there actually things which can be known but not expressed in words?
If so, what kind of things are they (are they ALL mystical "truths," or are there common, every day examples as well?)?
Assuming that such things exist, WHY is it that words can't hold them?
This is an ongoing problem for me... There seem to be a lot of things which I don't talk about because I can't clearly express them in words. Maybe it's just that my command of the language isn't up to the task...
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