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Saturday, August 02, 2008
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people at their best, like water
People at their best, like water,
Serve as they go along;
Like water they seek their own level,
The common level of life,
Love living close to the earth,
Living clear down in their hearts,
Love kinship with their neighbors,
The pick of words that tell the truth,
The even tenor of the well-loved state,
The fair profit of the able dealing,
The right timing of useful deeds,
And for blocking no one's way
No one blames them.
~Lao Tzu
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
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Everybody Wants to Rule The World
Those who would take over the earth
And shape it to their will
Never, I notice, succeed.
The earth is like a vessel so sacred
That at the mere approach of the profane
It is marred
And when they reach out their fingers
It is gone.
For a time in the world some
Force themselves ahead
And some are left behind,
For a time in the world some make a great noise
And some are held silent,
For a time in the world some are puffed fat
And some are kept hungry,
For a time in the world some push aboard
And some are tipped out;
At no time in the world will a person who is sane
Over-reach himself,
Over-spend himself,
Over-rate himself.
~Lao Tzu
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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A good traveler leaves no tracks ...
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A good traveler leaves no tracks.
Good speech lacks faultfinding.
A good counter needs no calculator.
A well-shut door will stay closed without a latch.
Skillful fastening will stay tied without knots.
It is in this manner that the sage is always skillfil in
elevating people.
Therefore she does not discard anybody.
She is always skilful in helping things
Therefore she does not discard anything.
This is called "the actualization of her luminosity."
Hence, the good are the teachers of the not-so-good.
And the not-so-good are the chargers of the good.
Not valuing your teacher or not loving your students:
Even if you are smart, you are gravely in error.
This is called Essential Subtlety.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Heaviness is the root of lightness...
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Heaviness is the root of lightnesss.
Composure is the ruler of instability.
Therefore the sage travels all day
Without putting down his heavy load.
Though there may be spectacles to see
He easily passes them by.
This being so
How could the ruler of a large state
Be so concerned with himself as to
ignore the people?
If you take them lightly
you will lose your roots.
If you are unstable,
you will lose your rulership.
Tao Te Ching
~Lao Tzu
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Imperfection
The imperfect becomes whole.
How true that is!
To become whole and
Return to the Source,
One must ever be in accord
With nature.
There is nothing in the world
So weak as water,
Nor anything strong enough
To overcome it.
The person of great wisdom
Is like water which,
Though benefiting all things,
Never strives.
~Lao Tzu
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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There is something that is perfect in its disorder
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There is something that is perfect in its disorder
Which is born before Heaven and Earth.
So silent and desolate! It establishes itself without
renewal.
Functions universally without lapse.
We can regard it as Mother of Everything.
I don't know its name.
Hence, when forced to name it, I call it "Tao."
When forced to categorize it, I call it "great."
Greatness entails trancendence.
Transcendence entails going-far.
Going-far entails return.
Hence, Tao is great, Heaven is great, the Earth is great And the human is also great.
Within our realm there are four greatnesses and the
human being is one of them.
Human beings follow the Earth.
Earth follows Heaven
Heaven follows the Tao
The Tao follows the way things are.
Tao Te Ching
~Lao Tzu
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
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Power over others lacks empowerment Oneself
He who stands on tiptoe is unsteady.
He who rushes ahead
doesn’t go far.
He who tries to shine
dims his own light.
He who defines himself
can’t know who he really is.
He who has power over others
can’t empower himself.
He who clings to his work
will create nothing that endures.
If you want to accord with the Tao,
just do your job, then let go.
Tao Te Ching
~Lao Tzu
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008
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to speak little is natural ...
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To speak little is natural.
Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning
Nor does a downpour last a whole day.
Who does these things? Heaven and Earth.
If even Heaven and earth cannot force perfect continuity
How can people expect to?
Therefore there is such a thing as aligning one's actions with the Tao.
If you accord with the Tao you become one with it.
If you accord with virtue you become one with it.
If you accord with loss you become one with it.
The Tao accepts this accordance gladly.
Virtue accepts this accordance gladly.
Loss also accepts accordance gladly.
If you are not authentic, people will lose trust in you.
Tao Te Ching
~Lao Tzu
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Saturday, February 02, 2008
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nature
If people do not revere the Law of Nature,
It will inexorably and adversely affect them.
If they accept it with knowledge and reverence,
It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.
~Lao Tzu
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
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The imperfect is completed ...
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The imperfect is completed.
The crooked is straightened.
The empty is filled.
The old is renewed.
With few there is attainment.
With much there is confusion.
Therefore the sage grasps the one
and becomes the model for all.
She does not show herself,
and therefore is apparent.
She does not affirm herself,
and therefore is acknowledged.
She does not boast and therefore has merit.
She does not strive and is therefore successful.
It is exactly because she does not contend,
that nobody can contend with her.
How could the ancient saying, "The imperfect
is completed" be regarded as empty talk?
Believe in the complete and return to it.
from the: Tao Te Ching
~Lao Tzu
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
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Finding the Essence of Tao
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The form of great virtue is something
that only the Tao can follow.
The Tao as a "thing" is only vague and obscure.
How obscure! How vague! In it there is form.
How vague! How obscure! In it are things.
How deep! How dark! In it there is an essence.
The essence is so real-therein is belief.
From the present to antiquity,
its name has never left it,
so we can examine all origins.
How do I know the form of all origins?
By this.
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
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Returning to the Natural
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It is better merely to live one's life,
realizing one's potential,
rather than wishing
for sanctification. He who lives in filial piety and love
has no need of ethical teaching. When cunning and profit are renounced,
stealing and fraud will disappear.
But ethics and kindness, and even wisdom,
are insufficient in themselves. Better by far to see the simplicity
of raw silk's beauty
and the uncarved block;
to be one with onself,
and with one's brother.
It is better by far
to be one with the Tao,
developing selflessness,
tempering desire,
removing the wish,
but being compassionate.
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Friday, December 28, 2007
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Get rid of holiness ...
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Throw away holiness and wisdom,
and people will be a hundred times happier.
Throw away morality and justice,
and people will do the right thing.
Throw away industry and profit,
and there won't be any thieves.
If these three aren't enough,
just stay at the center of the circle
and let all things take their course.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
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When the great Tao perishes
Category: Religion and Philosophy
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When the great Tao perishes
There is Humaneness and rightness.
When intelligence is manifest
There is great deception.
When the six relationships are not in harmony,
There is filial piety and compassion.
When the country is in chaos
Loyal ministers appear.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
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independency
Category: Religion and Philosophy
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When the Master governs, the people
are hardly aware that he exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
Next, one who is feared.
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don't trust the people,
you make them untrustworthy.
The Master doesn't talk, he acts.
When his work is done,
the people say, "Amazing:
we did it, all by ourselves!"
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