Killing
should be the province
of the great executioner alone.
Trying to take his place and kill is like
cutting wood in the place of the
master carpenter: chances
are you’ll hurt your
own hand.
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Whether
we and our politicians
know it or not, Nature is party
to all our deals and decisions, and she
has more votes, a longer memory,
and a sterner sense of justice
than we do.
chris hondros, friend and hero
In conflict
it is better to be receptive
than aggressive, better to retreat
a foot than advance an inch. This is called
moving ahead without advancing, capturing the enemy
without attacking him. There is no greater misfortune
than underestimating your opponent. To
underestimate your opponent is
to forsake your three
treasures.
When opposing
forces are engaged in
conflict, the one who fights
with sorrow will
triumph.
from The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,
That one is
blessed and at peace who
doesn’t hope, to whom desire makes
no more loans. Nothing coming,
nothing owed.
The
essential requirement in
studying Zen is concentrated focus.
You don’t engage in any forced actions:
you just keep to the Fundamental.
Right where you stand, you
must pass through to
freedom.