Hangu Pass

near Lingbao, Henan, China

This is the actual border pass where
Laozi (Lao Tzu) was detained and
forced to write the Dao De Jing
(Tao Te Ching), considered to be the
most powerful piece of Daoist literature
extant.
Hangu Guan

    This gate ticket for Hangu Pass,
    at 40 Yuan, is a pretty good
    deal.  You can see where Laozi
    wrote the Dao De Jing, and the
    border pass that separates the
    eastern old capital of China,
    Luoyang, with the western
    capital, Chang'an (present day
    Xi'an).
    This is located on the south
    bank of the famous Yellow River,
    near the cities of Sanmenxia and
    Lingbao.

    Absoute Tao, a book by Osho,
    just recently published.  In these
    talks, Osho discusses the
    chapters of Laozi's world famous
    5,000 Chinese character Dao
    De Jing--slowly unraveling the
    simple mysteries of the ancient
    words.
Maps of Hangu
Pass location.
    These are the first 6 characters of the Dao De Jing--
    Laozi was preparing his readers for the truth, or ultimate
    untruth of what was to follow.
Dao De Jing-chapter 6
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