short, masterful 🧵 on what this means
Nothing will ever be attempted if
all possible objections must
be first overcome.
Samuel Johnson
fighting when a crossroads is at stake
Fighting in
your own territory is
home ground. Fighting a short
distance into the adversary’s territory
is easy ground. Fighting when conditions give
an advantage to neither side is contested ground.
Fighting when both sides can move freely is open ground.
Fighting when a crossroads is at stake is intersecting ground.
Fighting deep into the adversary’s territory and holding cities there
is serious ground. Fighting among steeps, forests, marshes, and
bogs is difficult ground. Fighting in gorges with narrow
entrances and difficult exits where a small number of
warriors can crush a large army is surrounded
ground. Fighting when you will die
if you hesitate is desperate
ground.
from The Art of War, Chapter XI,
The Nine Fighting Situations
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this way home
If we
walk past the fires
of racism, sexism, and so on
because illusions of separation
exist within them, we may well
be walking past one of the
widest gateways to
enlightenment.
heaven’s secret
Venture
with love and
you win the battle.
Defend with love and you are
invulnerable. Heaven’s
secret is motherly
love.
from The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,
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those who awaken never rest
Those who
awaken never rest in one place.
Like swans, they rise and leave the lake.
On the air they rise and fly an invisible course.
Their food is knowledge. They live on emptiness.
They have seen how to break free.
Who can follow them?