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• Wen Tzu - Verse 45, Part II

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-Five Animals of fine markings are stripped of their hides; those with beautiful horns are killed. Sweet springs are used up, straight trees are cut down. Flowery talk is later resented, mountains are torn up when their rocks contain jade. The troubles of the people exist before words are spoken. ...
  4 hours ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 45, Part I

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-Five Beginning in formlessness, acting when there is no choice, if you want good fortune, first let there be no calamity; if you want what is beneficial, first remove what is harmful. ~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~ This sounds like such commonsense -- a no-brainer! ...
  7 hours ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 44

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-Four Those who wish to command a reputation inevitably create causes, and when causes are created they abandon the public and take to the private. Turning theirs backs on the Way, they take things upon themselves; they do good when they see they will be praised for it, setting themselves up as ...
  10 hours ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 43

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-Three The Way is so high there is nothing above it, so deep there is nothing below it. It is evener than a level, straighter than a plumb line , rounder than a compass, squarer than a ruler. It contains the universe but has no outside or inside; it is hollow like an overturned bowl and has no ...
  13 hours ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 42, Part IV

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-Two So the physical body may pass away, but the spirit does not change. Use the unchanging to respond to changes, and there is never any limit. ~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~ No one knows -- and I dont think anyone will EVER know -- what constitutes the essence of life. We ...
  16 hours ago

• Nearing the Quarter Pole

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  The Tao Te Ching features 81 verses and, in writing my series on the TTC, I provided one post per verse. Some of those posts zeroed in on only one aspect of the verse, while many others covered several points. Also, because there is a plethora of material, commentaries and analyses on this ancient text, the ...
  22 hours ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 42, Part III

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-Two They consider a thousand lives as one evolution, they regard ten thousand differences as of one source...They keep to the simplicity of wholeness and stand in the center of the quintessential . ~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~ From the standpoint of the Abrahamic religions, ...
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• The "Gift" of Tao

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  I know that many of you will be celebrating one of the many religious and/or secular holidays in December. Frequently, part of the celebration process involves the giving of gifts. Might I suggest you consider giving a colleague, friend or family member the gift of Tao? On my right sidebar, I feature numerous links ...
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• Wen Tzu - Verse 42, Part II

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-Two They take the Way as their guide; when there is any opposition they remain empty and open, clear and calm, and then it disappears. ~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~ Ive got to tell you, I have found so many pearls of thought in this [supposed] later work of Lao Tzu. I am ...
  1 day ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 42, Part I

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-Two Those who are known as real people are united in essence with the Way, so they have endowments yet appear to have none; they are full yet appear to be empty. They govern the inside, not the outside. Clear and pure, utterly plain, they do not contrive artificialities but return to simplicity. ...
  2 days ago

• Who a person is...

  
  Personal Tao Musings — Authority: 125
  As a poet I like to play in words. Its jumping into a pool of water that leads everywhere. So I play. In teaching Taoism. I have already covered long ago the important key elements: Kindness, Grace, Pu, Potential, Wu Wei, Empty Space, Removing Judgment etc. If you look at what people write , it really primarily ...
  2 days ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 41, Part IV

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-One The body is the house of life, energy is the basis of life, spirit is the controller of life: if one loses its position, all three are injured. Therefore when the spirit is in the lead, the body follows it, with beneficial results; when the body is in the lead, the spirit follows it, with ...
  2 days ago

• The Form of this Body

  
  The Useless Tree — Authority: 460
  A gray, overcast, rainy, chilly bleak last day of November here in northwestern Massachusetts.  It makes it hard to get energized for the days and weeks work.  I feel a bit flat, dispirited even.  In general I am a rather optimistic person, but on certain days my usual good humor escapes me.  It will come back, ...
  2 days ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 41, Part III

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-One So those who understand the logic of mental functions regard desires, cravings, likes, and dislikes as externals...they do not need authority to be noble, they do not need riches to be wealthy, they do not need strength to be powerful; they do not exploit materials goods, do not crave social ...
  2 days ago

• Lost Along the Way

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  Ive read a couple of online news sites about todays tragedy in Parkwood, Washington (see previous post ). While the story itself is shocking, the comments left by readers are even more so! I can certainly understand the feelings of anger, dismay and fear -- Ive felt all three and more myself today. Unfortunately, ...
  3 days ago

• Faith Part 2

  
  Personal Tao Musings — Authority: 125
  I have had several deep conversations about faith this week, so I am sharing the conversations. Sometimes, its useful to repeat such talks from several angles.   Faith is of the heart and of life... Never found outside as a story or an ideal someone else may project out so perfectly...   Faith is beholden within ...
  3 days ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 41, Part II

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-One They use the inner to make the external enjoyable and do not use externals to make the inner enjoyable; therefore they have spontaneous enjoyment in themselves and so have their own will, which is esteemed by the world...It is not up to another, but up to oneself; it is not up to anyone but the ...
  4 days ago

• Wen Tzu - Verse 41, Part I

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty-One Sages close up together with darkness and open up together with light. Able to reach the point where there is no enjoyment, they find there is nothing they do not enjoy. Since there is nothing they do not enjoy, they reach the pinnacle of enjoyment. ~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ...
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• Wen Tzu - Verse 40, Part II

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty So sages emulate heaven, achieving without striving, attaining without grasping. They have the same senses as other people but are on a different path; therefore they can survive long. ~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~ For me, this small snippet from Verse 40 speaks volumes. ...
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• Wen Tzu - Verse 40, Part I

  
  The Rambling Taoist — Authority: 145
  from Verse Forty It is in the nature of human feelings that everyone likes to be in high positions and dislikes to be in low positions; everyone likes gain and dislikes loss; everyone likes advantage and dislikes affliction; everyone likes honor and dislikes lowliness. Ordinary people strive for this reason and ...
  4 days ago

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