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The general

is the bulwark of the nation.

When the bulwark is strong, the nation

is strong. When the bulwark is

weak, the nation is

weak.

There

are three ways

in which a ruler can bring

misfortune to his army: if he orders

the army to retreat or advance when it cannot

effectively do so, this is called “hobbling the army”;

if he attempts to administer the army when he does not

know how, its warriors will become frustrated;

if he commands the officers without proper

insight into how they function, this

will undermine their

confidence.

Once an army

has been confused like this,

trouble will arise from every direction.

This is known as “inviting chaos

and handing victory to the

opponent.”

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from The Art of War, Chapter III

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No want 

is the greatest bliss.

It can be realized only by experience.

Even an emperor is no match

for a man with no 

wants.

Ramana Maharshi

We are all

chained to fortune:

the chain of one is made of gold,

and wide, while that of another is short

and rusty. But what difference does it make?

The same prison surrounds all of us, and even those

who have bound others are bound themselves; unless perchance

you think that a chain on the left side is lighter. Honors bind one man,

wealth another; nobility oppresses some, humility others; some are

held in subjection by an external power, while others obey

the tyrant within; banishments keep some in one place,

the priesthood others. All life is slavery. Therefore

each one must accustom himself to his own

condition and complain about it as

little as possible, and lay hold

of whatever good is to be

found near him.

Seneca

A person’s

approach to sexuality

is a sign of his level of evolution.

Unevolved persons practice ordinary

sexual intercourse. Placing all emphasis upon

the sexual organs, they neglect the body’s other

organs and systems. Whatever physical

energy is accumulated is summarily

discharged, and the subtle energies

are similarly dissipated and

disordered. It is a great

backward

leap. 

For those

who aspire to the higher

realms of living, there is angelic

dual cultivation. Because every portion

of the body, mind, and spirit yearns

for the integration of yin and yang,

angelic intercourse is led

by the spirit rather

than the sexual

organs. 

Where

ordinary intercourse

is effortful, angelic cultivation is calm,

relaxed, quiet, and natural. Where ordinary

intercourse unites sex organs with sex organs, angelic

cultivation unites spirit with spirit, mind with mind, and

every cell of one body with every cell of the other body.

Culminating not in dissolution but in integration,

it is an opportunity to mutually transform

and uplift each other into the

realm of bliss and

wholeness. 

…It can be

possible to open a pathway

to the subtle realm and receive

these celestial teachings

directly from the

immortals. 

from Hua hu Ching, Chapter 69

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