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• in Lifestyle
  Modern Concept of "Flow" Has its Roots in Taoism
  Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience lectures in Dallas.
  by toddwrightnow / on Mar 1, 2010

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• Bit by Bit - Chapter 14, Part 3

  
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  Trey Smith Cheng of North Gate said to the Yellow Emperor, "When Your Majesty performed the Hsien-chih music in the wilds around Lake Tung-ting, I listened, and at first I was afraid. I listened some more and felt weary, and then I listened to the end and felt confused. Overwhelmed, speechless, I couldnt get hold ...
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• I Ching: Hexagram 31 - The Image

  
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  A lake on the mountain: The image of influence. Thus the superior man encourages people to approach him By his readiness to receive them. A mountain with a lake on its summit is stimulated by the moisture from the lake. It has this advantage because its summit does not jut out as a peak but is sunken. The image ...
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• I Ching: Hexagram 29 - The Lines, Part 2

  
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  Nine in the second place means: The abyss is dangerous. One should strive to attain small things only. When we are in danger we ought not to attempt to get out of it immediately, regardless of circumstances; at first we must content ourselves with not being overcome by it. We must calmly weigh the conditions of the ...
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• The Flight of Existence III: Size Doesnt Matter

  
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  Scott Bradley The enormous fish that swims in the Northern Oblivion is named Kun, "fish roe". Its vastness is incalculable for the human mind, and yet it is also a mere speck of potentiality. Size does not matter; size means nothing; does it even exist? Kun transforms into the mighty bird Peng whose vast ...
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• 10 years ago!

  
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  I couldnt let this anniversary pass without a mention! Im sure other people can make post-kidney surgery look good, but not me (BTW, if you saw an earlier version of this post, I hope you werent too grossed out - I have now cropped out all the gory drainage tubes... blech). Although there were many ...
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• I Ching: Hexagram 29 - The Lines, Part 1

  
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  Six at the beginning means: Repetition of the Abysmal. In the abyss one falls into a pit. Misfortune. By growing used to what is dangerous, a man can easily allow it to become part of him. He is familiar with it and grows used to evil. With this he has lost the right way, and misfortune is the natural result. ...
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• The Flight of Existence II: From Oblivion to Oblivion

  
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  Scott Bradley "There is a fish in the Northern Oblivion named Kun, and this Kun is quite huge, spanning who knows how many thousands of miles. He transforms into a bird named Peng . . ." ( Zhuangzi 1:1; Ziporyn) Peng is similarly huge and he rises tens of thousands of miles into the air in order to make ...
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• Bit by Bit - Chapter 13, Part 16

  
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  Trey Smith Confucius went west to deposit his works with the royal house of Chou. Tzu-lu advised him, saying, "I have heard that the Keeper of the Royal Archives is one Lao Tan, now retired and living at home. If you wish to deposit your works, you might try going to see him about it." "Excellent!" said ...
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• I Ching: Hexagram 29 - The Image

  
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  Water flows on uninterruptedly and reaches its goal: The image of the Abysmal repeated. Thus the superior man walks in lasting virtue And carries on the business of teaching. Water reaches its goal by flowing continually. It fills up every depression before it flows on. The superior man follows its example; he is ...
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• The Flight of Existence I: World Myth

  
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  Scott Bradley When first I read the Zhuangzi I was put off by the mythical story that is its opening trope. I say this by way of confessing my close-mindedness. A vast fish transforms into a huge bird and flies from one oblivion to another. Did he actually believe this ridiculous story? Is this book ...
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• I Ching: Hexagram 29 - The Judgment

  
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  The Abysmal repeated. If you are sincere, you have success in your heart, And whatever you do succeeds. Through repetition of danger we grow accustomed to it. Water sets the example for the right conduct under such circumstances. It flows on and on, and merely fills up all the places through which it flows; it ...
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• Bit by Bit - Chapter 13, Part 15

  
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  Trey Smith Heaven and earth have been called great since ancient times, have been praised in chorus by the Yellow Emperor, Yao, and Shun. The kings of the world in ancient times - what need had they for action? Heaven and earth was enough for them. ~ Burton Watson translation ~ This is one of those ...
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• Real Life Tao - So Many Ways

  
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  Trey Smith One of the central theses of philosophical Taoism is this notion that there are as many ways as there are beings. Each life form has an innate nature that is different and unique from other life forms. I was reminded of this idea when I read the following article posted at The Guardian . ...
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• Dying Man’s daily Journal – To Hospital again

  
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  Spent yesterday in the hospital. Previous 3 days hadn’t been feeling so spry with a lot chest discomfort, throwing up and profuse sweating. Over all I wasn’t feeling too bad just no well. Well that is until the nausea would hit. It just seemed to come out of no where. That feeling seemed to only last for a few ...
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• I Ching: Hexagram 29 (Kan)

  
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  above KAN THE ABYSMAL, WATER below KAN THE ABYSMAL, WATER This hexagram consists of a doubling of the trigram Kan. It is one of the eight hexagrams in which doubling occurs. The trigram Kan means a plunging in. A yang line has plunged in between two yin lines and is closed in by them like water in a ravine. The ...
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• Walking on Air

  
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  Scott Bradley Some authors touch so clearly upon the way of Zhuangzi that I am tempted to quote large chunks of their writing, but in the end it seems more practical to just identify and recommend their work. Mark Berksons essay "Language: The Guest of Reality" (in Essays on Skepticism, Relativism, and ...
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• I Ching: Hexagram 28 - The Lines, Part 6

  
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  Six at the top means: One must go through the water. It goes over ones head. Misfortune. No blame. Here is a situation in which the unusual has reached a climax. One is courageous and wishes to accomplish ones task, no matter what happens. This leads into danger. The water rises over ones head. This is the ...
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• Bit by Bit - Chapter 13, Part 14

  
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  Trey Smith Long ago Shun asked Yao, "As Heaven-appointed king, how do you use your mind?" Yao replied, "I never abuse those who have nowhere to sue, nor reject the poor people. Grieving for the dead, comforting the orphan, pitying the widow - I use my mind in these things alone." Shun said, "Admirable, as far ...
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• I Ching: Hexagram 28 - The Lines, Part 5

  
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  Nine in the fifth place means: A withered poplar puts forth flowers. An older woman takes a husband. No blame. No praise. A withered poplar that flowers exhausts its energies thereby and only hastens its end. An older woman may marry once more, but no renewal takes place. Everything remains barren. Thus, though all ...
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• Ease Back, Brother

  
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  “So let on, ease back, brother, a nd let it slip away. I’m tired of hanging onto t he pains of yesterday.”                                                                                ~Amos Lee I’ve been listening to Amos Lee since his entrance into ...
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