“The first line of the classic Daoist text, the Dao De Jing, lays this out very clearly: “The way that can be walked is not the True Way, the name that can be named is not the True Name.†I always feel this single line has had more impact on the Chinese psyche than almost any other. There is no absolute spiritual truth. Truth, if it even exists, is unknowable. Contrast this with Judaism and Christianity (or, for that matter, Islam), which claim to be revelations of divine truth. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.†Christianity says truth is knowable, and that assertion has shaped Western thinking. Even if not everyone believes in Christianity, the idea of an objective, existing moral truth has persisted. Gifford, Rob. China Road (p. 130). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Gifford, Rob. China Road (p. 130). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ”
