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Chapter 47 Summary

Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line.

  • This chapter claims that we can know the Tao without ever going out the door or looking out of a window.
  • It doesn't do any good to physically travel to places in search of enlightenment.
  • The true sage looks inward to find the Tao.
  • They don't have to go anywhere at all.