[{"id":"para_1","index":0,"start":0,"offset":330,"words":2,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664798819000,"semanticType":"title-book-title","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2s","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":100000000,"end":103000000},"paragraphVersion":71,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<h1 class=\"ilm-title ilm-h1\" id=\"para_1\" semantictype=\"title-book-title\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2s\" data-audio=\"1\" data-chapter=\"para_1\" data-words-count=\"2\" data-before=\"0\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\">Taoist Prayers</span></h1>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":true,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_2","index":1,"start":330,"offset":508,"words":19,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664798865000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2t","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":203000000,"end":223000000},"paragraphVersion":104,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_2\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2t\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"19\" data-before=\"2\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Prayers </i><i>inspired </i><i>by </i><i>those </i><i>who </i><i>practice </i><i>the </i><i>religious </i><i>or </i><i>philosophical </i><i>tradition </i><i>of </i><i>living </i><i>with </i><i>the </i><i>Tao </i><i>or </i><i>“The </i><i>Way.”</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_3","index":2,"start":838,"offset":177,"words":0,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1590745303000,"semanticType":"line","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3v","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":323000000,"end":423000000},"paragraphVersion":48,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<hr class=\"ilm-hr ilm-small ilm-outpad-bottom\" id=\"para_3\" semantictype=\"line\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3v\" data-words-count=\"0\" data-before=\"21\" data-ww=\"\">","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_4","index":3,"start":1015,"offset":340,"words":3,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664841924000,"semanticType":"header-chapter-header","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2u","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":523000000,"end":527000000},"paragraphVersion":89,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<h2 class=\"ilm-header ilm-h2\" id=\"para_4\" semantictype=\"header-chapter-header\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2u\" data-audio=\"1\" data-chapter=\"para_4\" data-words-count=\"3\" data-before=\"21\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\">Disciples of Life</span></h2>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_5","index":4,"start":1355,"offset":896,"words":48,"paraNum":"1.1","lastModified":1664799046000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2v","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":627000000,"end":676000000},"paragraphVersion":62,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_5\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2v\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"48\" data-before=\"24\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"1.1\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>We </i><i>are </i><i>born </i><i>gentle </i><i>and </i><i>weak. </i><i>At </i><i>death </i><i>we </i><i>are </i><i>hard </i><i>and </i><i>stiff. </i><i>Green </i><i>plants </i><i>are </i><i>tender </i><i>and </i><i>filled </i><i>with </i><i>sap. </i><i>When </i><i>they </i><i>die </i><i>they </i><i>are </i><i>withered </i><i>and </i><i>dry. </i><i>Therefore </i><i>the </i><i>stiff </i><i>and </i><i>unbending </i><i>are </i><i>the </i><i>disciples </i><i>of </i><i>death. </i><i>The </i><i>gentle </i><i>and </i><i>yielding </i><i>are </i><i>the </i><i>disciples </i><i>of </i><i>life.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_6","index":5,"start":2251,"offset":341,"words":7,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664799066000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2w","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":776000000,"end":784000000},"paragraphVersion":64,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_6\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2w\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"7\" data-before=\"72\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>- Lao </i><i>Tzu </i><i>from </i><i>the </i><i>“Tao </i><i>Te </i><i>Ching”</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_7","index":6,"start":2592,"offset":159,"words":0,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843607000,"semanticType":"line","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5v","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":817333333,"end":850666667},"paragraphVersion":34,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<hr class=\"ilm-hr ilm-small\" id=\"para_7\" semantictype=\"line\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5v\" data-words-count=\"0\" data-before=\"79\" data-ww=\"\">","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_8","index":7,"start":2751,"offset":340,"words":3,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664841924000,"semanticType":"header-chapter-header","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2x","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":884000000,"end":888000000},"paragraphVersion":77,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<h2 class=\"ilm-header ilm-h2\" id=\"para_8\" semantictype=\"header-chapter-header\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2x\" data-audio=\"1\" data-chapter=\"para_8\" data-words-count=\"3\" data-before=\"79\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\">Save Your Servant</span></h2>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_9","index":8,"start":3091,"offset":2243,"words":132,"paraNum":"2.1","lastModified":1664885099000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2y","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":988000000,"end":1139000000},"paragraphVersion":207,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_9\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl2y\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"132\" data-before=\"82\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"2.1\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Save </i><i>your </i><i>servant, </i><i>O </i><i>Sustainer </i><i>of </i><i>Life,</i><i><br>From </i><i>too </i><i>early </i><i>a </i><i>death.</i><i><br>Free </i><i>me </i><i>of </i><i>that </i><i>affliction </i><i>of </i><i>believers</i><i><br>Who </i><i>so </i><i>easily </i><i>become </i><i>rigid </i><i>of </i><i>heart</i><i><br>In </i><i>their </i><i>journeys </i><i>to </i><i>you.</i><i><br></i> <i>Make </i><i>my </i><i>heart </i><i>like </i><i>the </i><i>green </i><i>willow </i><i>tree</i><i><br>That </i><i>easily </i><i>bends </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>wind,</i><i><br>That </i><i>bows </i><i>gracefully </i><i>before </i><i>the </i><i>storm</i><i><br>Only </i><i>to </i><i>raise </i><i>its </i><i>head </i><i>again </i><i>with </i><i>renewed </i><i>life</i><i><br></i><i>When </i><i>the </i><i>angry </i><i>clouds </i><i>have </i><i>moved </i><i>on.</i><i><br></i><i>Fill </i><i>me </i><i>this </i><i>day, </i><i>I </i><i>pray,</i><i><br>With </i><i>the </i><i>strength </i><i>of </i><i>your </i><i>Spirit,</i><i><br>The </i><i>strength </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>flexible </i><i>and </i><i>ever-green.</i><i><br></i> <i>Create </i><i>within </i><i>me </i><i>the </i><i>heart</i><i><br>Of </i><i>a </i><i>disciple </i><i>of </i><i>life,</i><i><br>A </i><i>heart </i><i>that </i><i>is </i><i>gentle </i><i>and </i><i>meek.</i><i><br>Let </i><i>me </i><i>learn </i><i>a </i><i>lesson </i><i>from </i><i>your </i><i>daughter </i><i>water</i><i><br>Who </i><i>seeks </i><i>the </i><i>lowest </i><i>path,</i><i><br>Ever </i><i>yielding </i><i>and </i><i>humble,</i><i><br>Yet </i><i>wears </i><i>down </i><i>the </i><i>strongest </i><i>stones </i><i>into </i><i>sand.</i><i><br>In </i><i>her </i><i>I </i><i>see </i><i>the </i><i>wisdom </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>Tao:</i><i><br>The </i><i>hard </i><i>and </i><i>strong </i><i>will </i><i>fall;</i><i><br>The </i><i>soft </i><i>and </i><i>meek </i><i>shall </i><i>overcome.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_10","index":9,"start":5334,"offset":280,"words":2,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664799644000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3l","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":1239000000,"end":1242000000},"paragraphVersion":85,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_10\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3l\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"2\" data-before=\"214\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>- Ed </i><i>Hays</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_11","index":10,"start":5614,"offset":161,"words":0,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843627000,"semanticType":"line","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5w","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":1275333333,"end":1308666667},"paragraphVersion":33,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<hr class=\"ilm-hr ilm-small\" id=\"para_11\" semantictype=\"line\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5w\" data-words-count=\"0\" data-before=\"216\" data-ww=\"\">","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_12","index":11,"start":5775,"offset":350,"words":3,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664841924000,"semanticType":"header-chapter-header","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3m","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":1342000000,"end":1346000000},"paragraphVersion":91,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<h2 class=\"ilm-header ilm-h2\" id=\"para_12\" semantictype=\"header-chapter-header\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3m\" data-audio=\"1\" data-chapter=\"para_12\" data-words-count=\"3\" data-before=\"216\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\">Lao-Tsu’s Peace Prayer</span></h2>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_13","index":12,"start":6125,"offset":495,"words":14,"paraNum":"3.1","lastModified":1664799677000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3n","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":1446000000,"end":1463000000},"paragraphVersion":73,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_13\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3n\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"14\" data-before=\"219\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"3.1\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>If </i><i>there </i><i>is </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>world,</i><br><i>There </i><i>must </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>nations.</i><br></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_14","index":13,"start":6620,"offset":496,"words":14,"paraNum":"3.2","lastModified":1664799696000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3q","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":1563000000,"end":1580000000},"paragraphVersion":72,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_14\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3q\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"14\" data-before=\"233\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"3.2\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>If </i><i>there </i><i>is </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>nations,</i><br><i>There </i><i>must </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>cities.</i><br></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_15","index":14,"start":7116,"offset":492,"words":13,"paraNum":"3.3","lastModified":1664799739000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3s","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":1680000000,"end":1696000000},"paragraphVersion":71,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_15\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3s\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"13\" data-before=\"247\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"3.3\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>If </i><i>there </i><i>is </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>cities,</i><br><i>There </i><i>must </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>between </i><i>neighbors.</i><br></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_16","index":15,"start":7608,"offset":486,"words":14,"paraNum":"3.4","lastModified":1664799766000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3u","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":1796000000,"end":1812000000},"paragraphVersion":72,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_16\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3u\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"14\" data-before=\"260\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"3.4\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>If </i><i>there </i><i>is </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>between </i><i>neighbors,</i><br><i>There </i><i>must </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>home.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_17","index":16,"start":8094,"offset":488,"words":15,"paraNum":"3.5","lastModified":1664799802000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3w","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":1912000000,"end":1929000000},"paragraphVersion":66,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_17\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3w\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"15\" data-before=\"274\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"3.5\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>If </i><i>there </i><i>is </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>home,</i><br><i>There </i><i>must </i><i>be </i><i>peace </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>heart.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_18","index":17,"start":8582,"offset":273,"words":1,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843048000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3x","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2029000000,"end":2031000000},"paragraphVersion":88,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_18\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3x\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"1\" data-before=\"289\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>- Lao-tsu</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_19","index":18,"start":8855,"offset":161,"words":0,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843643000,"semanticType":"line","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5x","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2064333333,"end":2097666667},"paragraphVersion":32,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<hr class=\"ilm-hr ilm-small\" id=\"para_19\" semantictype=\"line\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5x\" data-words-count=\"0\" data-before=\"290\" data-ww=\"\">","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_20","index":19,"start":9016,"offset":339,"words":2,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664841924000,"semanticType":"header-chapter-header","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3y","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2131000000,"end":2134000000},"paragraphVersion":80,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<h2 class=\"ilm-header ilm-h2\" id=\"para_20\" semantictype=\"header-chapter-header\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3y\" data-audio=\"1\" data-chapter=\"para_20\" data-words-count=\"2\" data-before=\"290\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\">Taoist Prayer</span></h2>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_21","index":20,"start":9355,"offset":1312,"words":65,"paraNum":"4.1","lastModified":1664882466000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3z","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2234000000,"end":2308000000},"paragraphVersion":107,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_21\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl3z\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"65\" data-before=\"292\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"4.1\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"> <i>The </i><i>tao </i><i>that </i><i>can </i><i>be </i><i>told</i><i><br></i><i>is </i><i>not </i><i>the </i><i>eternal </i><i>Tao.</i><i><br></i><i>The </i><i>name </i><i>that </i><i>can </i><i>be </i><i>named</i><i><br></i><i>is </i><i>not </i><i>the </i><i>eternal </i><i>Name.</i><i><br></i><i>The </i><i>unnamable </i><i>is </i><i>the </i><i>eternally </i><i>real.</i><br><i>Naming </i><i>is </i><i>the </i><i>origin</i><br><i>of </i><i>all </i><i>particular </i><i>things.</i><br><i>Free </i><i>from </i><i>desire, </i><i>you </i><i>realize </i><i>the </i><i>mystery.</i><br><i>Caught </i><i>in </i><i>desire, </i><i>you </i><i>see </i><i>only </i><i>the </i><i>manifestations.</i><br> <i>Yet </i><i>mystery </i><i>and </i><i>manifestations</i><br><i>arise </i><i>from </i><i>the </i><i>same </i><i>source.</i><br><i>This </i><i>source </i><i>is </i><i>called </i><i>darkness.</i><br><i>Darkness </i><i>within </i><i>darkness.</i><br><i>The </i><i>gateway </i><i>to </i><i>all </i><i>understanding.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_22","index":21,"start":10667,"offset":343,"words":7,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843378000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5u","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2408000000,"end":2416000000},"paragraphVersion":78,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_22\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5u\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"7\" data-before=\"357\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>- Lao </i><i>Tzu </i><i>from </i><i>the </i><i>“Tao </i><i>Te </i><i>Ching”</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_23","index":22,"start":11010,"offset":161,"words":0,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843658000,"semanticType":"line","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5y","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2449333333,"end":2482666667},"paragraphVersion":31,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<hr class=\"ilm-hr ilm-small\" id=\"para_23\" semantictype=\"line\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5y\" data-words-count=\"0\" data-before=\"364\" data-ww=\"\">","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_24","index":23,"start":11171,"offset":343,"words":2,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664841924000,"semanticType":"header-chapter-header","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4e","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2516000000,"end":2519000000},"paragraphVersion":76,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<h2 class=\"ilm-header ilm-h2\" id=\"para_24\" semantictype=\"header-chapter-header\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4e\" data-audio=\"1\" data-chapter=\"para_24\" data-words-count=\"2\" data-before=\"364\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\">Nature’s Course</span></h2>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_25","index":24,"start":11514,"offset":862,"words":34,"paraNum":"5.1","lastModified":1749712969000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4f","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2619000000,"end":2660000000},"paragraphVersion":96,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_25\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4f\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"34\" data-before=\"366\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"5.1\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>The </i><i>flower </i><i>invites </i><i>the </i><i>butterfly </i><i>with </i><i>no-mind;</i><br><i>The </i><i>butterfly </i><i>visits </i><i>the </i><i>flower </i><i>with </i><i>no-mind.</i><br><i>The </i><i>flower </i><i>opens, </i><i>the </i><i>butterfly </i><i>comes;</i><br><i>The </i><i>butterfly </i><i>comes, </i><i>the </i><i>flower </i><i>opens.</i><br><i>I </i><i>don’t </i><i>know </i><i>others,</i><br><i>Others </i><i>don’t </i><i>know </i><i>me.</i><br><i>By </i><i>not-knowing </i><i>we </i><i>follow </i><i>nature’s </i><i>course.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_26","index":25,"start":12376,"offset":272,"words":1,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843440000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4m","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2760000000,"end":2762000000},"paragraphVersion":78,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_26\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4m\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"1\" data-before=\"400\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>- Ryokan</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_27","index":26,"start":12648,"offset":161,"words":0,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843672000,"semanticType":"line","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5z","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2795333333,"end":2828666667},"paragraphVersion":30,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<hr class=\"ilm-hr ilm-small\" id=\"para_27\" semantictype=\"line\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5z\" data-words-count=\"0\" data-before=\"401\" data-ww=\"\">","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_28","index":27,"start":12809,"offset":340,"words":2,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664841924000,"semanticType":"header-chapter-header","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4n","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2862000000,"end":2865000000},"paragraphVersion":75,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<h2 class=\"ilm-header ilm-h2\" id=\"para_28\" semantictype=\"header-chapter-header\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4n\" data-audio=\"1\" data-chapter=\"para_28\" data-words-count=\"2\" data-before=\"401\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\">Balance Prayer</span></h2>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_29","index":28,"start":13149,"offset":686,"words":26,"paraNum":"6.1","lastModified":1749713087000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4o","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":2965000000,"end":2995000000},"paragraphVersion":87,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_29\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4o\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"26\" data-before=\"403\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"6.1\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Lord, </i><i>let </i><i>us </i><i>empty </i><i>of </i><i>all </i><i>doctrines,</i><br><i>The </i><i>Tao </i><i>is </i><i>wisdom </i><i>eternally </i><i>inexhaustible.</i><br><i>Fathomless </i><i>for </i><i>the </i><i>mere </i><i>intellect,</i><br><i>The </i><i>Tao </i><i>is </i><i>the </i><i>law </i><i>wherewith </i><i>all </i><i>things </i><i>come </i><i>into </i><i>being.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_30","index":29,"start":13835,"offset":614,"words":21,"paraNum":"6.2","lastModified":1664843537000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4s","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3095000000,"end":3120000000},"paragraphVersion":84,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_30\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4s\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"21\" data-before=\"429\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"6.2\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>It </i><i>blunts </i><i>the </i><i>edges </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>intellect,</i><br><i>Untangles </i><i>the </i><i>knots </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>mind,</i><br><i>Softens </i><i>the </i><i>glare </i><i>of </i><i>thinking,</i><br><i>And </i><i>settles </i><i>the </i><i>dust </i><i>of </i><i>thought.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_31","index":30,"start":14449,"offset":589,"words":18,"paraNum":"6.3","lastModified":1749713207000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4w","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3220000000,"end":3242000000},"paragraphVersion":86,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_31\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl4w\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"18\" data-before=\"450\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"6.3\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Transparent </i><i>yet </i><i>invisible,</i><br><i>The </i><i>Tao </i><i>exists </i><i>like </i><i>deep </i><i>pellucid </i><i>water.</i><br><i>Its </i><i>origin </i><i>is </i><i>unknown,</i><br><i>For </i><i>it </i><i>existed </i><i>before </i><i>Heaven </i><i>and </i><i>Earth.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_32","index":31,"start":15038,"offset":273,"words":1,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843514000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl50","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3342000000,"end":3344000000},"paragraphVersion":86,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_32\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl50\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"1\" data-before=\"468\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>- Lao-tsu</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_33","index":32,"start":15311,"offset":161,"words":0,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664843697000,"semanticType":"line","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl60","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3377333333,"end":3410666667},"paragraphVersion":29,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<hr class=\"ilm-hr ilm-small\" id=\"para_33\" semantictype=\"line\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl60\" data-words-count=\"0\" data-before=\"469\" data-ww=\"\">","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_34","index":33,"start":15472,"offset":341,"words":3,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664841924000,"semanticType":"header-chapter-header","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl51","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3444000000,"end":3448000000},"paragraphVersion":108,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<h2 class=\"ilm-header ilm-h2\" id=\"para_34\" semantictype=\"header-chapter-header\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl51\" data-audio=\"1\" data-chapter=\"para_34\" data-words-count=\"3\" data-before=\"469\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\">My First Prayer</span></h2>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_35","index":34,"start":15813,"offset":377,"words":6,"paraNum":"7.1","lastModified":1664800393000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl52","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3548000000,"end":3555000000},"paragraphVersion":62,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_35\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl52\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"6\" data-before=\"472\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.1\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>I </i><i>begin </i><i>this </i><i>thing </i><i>called </i><i>Prayer.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_36","index":35,"start":16190,"offset":392,"words":5,"paraNum":"7.2","lastModified":1664800413000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl53","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3655000000,"end":3662000000},"paragraphVersion":63,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_36\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl53\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"5\" data-before=\"478\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.2\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Immediately </i><i>there </i><i>is </i><i>nothing.</i><br><i>And </i><i>everything.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_37","index":36,"start":16582,"offset":573,"words":19,"paraNum":"7.3","lastModified":1749713325000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl55","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3762000000,"end":3783000000},"paragraphVersion":81,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_37\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl55\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"19\" data-before=\"483\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.3\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Glory </i><i>fills </i><i>the </i><i>crevices </i><i>between </i><i>each </i><i>muscle, </i><i>each </i><i>bone, </i><i>each </i><i>vein.</i><br><i>Bubbles </i><i>of </i><i>life </i><i>continue </i><i>to </i><i>spring, </i><i>seemingly </i><i>from </i><i>nowhere.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_38","index":37,"start":17155,"offset":405,"words":8,"paraNum":"7.4","lastModified":1664800467000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl57","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3883000000,"end":3893000000},"paragraphVersion":66,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_38\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl57\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"8\" data-before=\"502\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.4\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>And </i><i>what </i><i>am </i><i>I </i><i>to </i><i>say?</i><br><i>What </i><i>is </i><i>prayer?</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_39","index":38,"start":17560,"offset":601,"words":20,"paraNum":"7.5","lastModified":1749713447000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl59","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":3993000000,"end":4017000000},"paragraphVersion":89,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_39\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl59\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"20\" data-before=\"510\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.5\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Every </i><i>cell </i><i>in </i><i>my </i><i>body </i><i>becomes </i><i>alive.</i><br><i>My </i><i>breath </i><i>quietens </i><i>and </i><i>thickens.</i><br><i>Pressure </i><i>rests </i><i>on </i><i>my </i><i>forehead</i><br><i>And </i><i>Still, </i><i>my </i><i>mind </i><i>is </i><i>quiet.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_40","index":39,"start":18161,"offset":548,"words":14,"paraNum":"7.6","lastModified":1749713581000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5d","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":4117000000,"end":4136000000},"paragraphVersion":95,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_40\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5d\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"14\" data-before=\"530\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.6\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>There </i><i>seems </i><i>nothing </i><i>to </i><i>say</i><br><i>Apart </i><i>from </i><i>praise.</i><br><i>Words, </i><i>much </i><i>used,</i><br><i>Spring </i><i>to </i><i>mind. </i><i>Glory.</i><br><i>Blessed. </i><i>Life. </i><i>Love.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_41","index":40,"start":18709,"offset":392,"words":6,"paraNum":"7.7","lastModified":1664800593000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5i","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":4236000000,"end":4244000000},"paragraphVersion":77,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_41\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5i\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"6\" data-before=\"544\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.7\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Praise </i><i>of </i><i>Life</i><br><i>Gives </i><i>way </i><i>to </i><i>gratitude.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_42","index":41,"start":19101,"offset":577,"words":20,"paraNum":"7.8","lastModified":1664800818000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5k","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":4344000000,"end":4367000000},"paragraphVersion":84,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_42\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5k\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"20\" data-before=\"550\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.8\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>Noticing </i><i>the </i><i>life </i><i>swimming </i><i>in </i><i>my </i><i>veins,</i><br><i>Swimming </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>veins </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>world,</i><br><i>I </i><i>want </i><i>to </i><i>thank </i><i>Life </i><i>itself, </i><i>for </i><i>Life.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_43","index":42,"start":19678,"offset":879,"words":38,"paraNum":"7.9","lastModified":1749713736000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5n","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":4467000000,"end":4511000000},"paragraphVersion":107,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_43\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5n\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"38\" data-before=\"570\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-num\" data-id=\"7.9\"></span><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>And </i><i>then, </i><i>quickly, </i><i>on </i><i>gratitude’s </i><i>heels,</i><br><i>Comes </i><i>the </i><i>wish </i><i>that </i><i>all </i><i>may </i><i>feel, </i><i>may </i><i>perceive</i><br><i>May </i><i>experience </i><i>this </i><i>blessed </i><i>love </i><i>for </i><i>Life.</i><br><i>For </i><i>Creation, </i><i>for </i><i>the </i><i>unnamed </i><i>and </i><i>unnameable.</i><br><i>And </i><i>my </i><i>first </i><i>Prayer </i><i>fades </i><i>into </i><i>the </i><i>moment</i><br><i>Wish </i><i>a </i><i>sweetness </i><i>of </i><i>remembered </i><i>perfume.</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":false},{"id":"para_44","index":43,"start":20557,"offset":286,"words":2,"paraNum":"","lastModified":1664801057000,"semanticType":"par","voicework":"narration","blockId":"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5t","language":"en","wordsRange":{"start":4611000000,"end":4614000000},"paragraphVersion":84,"direction":"ltr","paragraph":"<p id=\"para_44\" semantictype=\"par\" data-ilmid=\"taoist_prayers_ocean_taoism_en-bl5t\" data-audio=\"1\" data-words-count=\"2\" data-before=\"608\" data-ww=\"\"><span class=\"block-pb\"> <span class=\"block-pb is-animated\"></span> </span><span class=\"itm-wrap\"><i>- Tiffany </i><i>Jones</i></span></p>","hasContent":true,"isFirst":false,"isLast":true}]