Although a human
activity may have a number of
complicated motives, some of which are
base and gross, it is the aspiration towards
divinity, the desire towards beauty,
which is its soul, its life,
and its reality.
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weapons are tools of evil
Weapons are tools of evil,
shunned and avoided by everything
in nature. Because people of tao follow
nature, they want nothing to
do with weapons.
Un-evolved people are eager
to act out of strength, but a person of tao
values peace and quiet. He knows that every being
is born of the womb of tao. This means that his
enemies are his enemies second, his own
brothers and sisters first.
Thus he resorts to weapons
only in the direst necessity, and then uses
them with utmost restraint. He takes no pleasure in victory,
because to rejoice in victory is to delight in killing.
Whoever delights in killing will not
find success in this world.
Observe victories as
you observe a death in the
family: with sorrow and mourning.
Every victory is a funeral
for kin.
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it’s simple to become a sage
It’s simple
to become a sage: all
that’s required is to burn up,
die, and cool into
ashes.
Rise early,
then, and set fire to
all you think and feel and
believe. Look beyond the smoke
of that pit into what is left:
emptiness filled with
emptiness.
Breathe it in.
Pour it out. Circulating
the Oneness without stopping,
endlessly renewing your determination,
working steadily day after day and
year upon year, you’ll find
yourself alert, rested,
illuminated.
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in a great storm the wise bird
In a great
storm the wise bird
returns to her nest and
waits patiently.
This is a time of difficult and dangerous conditions. You should not be seduced into struggling, striving, or seeking solutions through aggressive action. Success is met only by waiting modestly for the guidance of the Creative.Trying times are a test of our integrity and commitment to proper principles.
The ordinary person reacts to challenges with fear, anger, mistrust of fate, and a stubborn desire to strike out and eliminate difficulty once and for all. While the temptation to act in this way can be great, to do so can only lead to misfortune and the loss of hard-won ground.
The ordinary person reacts to challenges with fear, anger, mistrust of fate, and a stubborn desire to strike out and eliminate difficulty once and for all. While the temptation to act in this way can be great, to do so can only lead to misfortune and the loss of hard-won ground.
The way of the superior person faced with difficulty is that of nonaction rather than action. She does not strive after recognition or resolution or attempt to gain a higher position by conquering others. Instead, she retreats into her center and cultivates humility, patience, and conscientiousness. On the path of acceptance, self-inquiry, and self-improvement we obtain the aid of the Creative and meet with success after the storm has passed.
from The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 62, Hsiao Kuo /Preponderance of the Small
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all obstructions are empty
All obstructions
of defilements and karmas of worry
and trouble, are in origin, empty. All causes and
effects are dreams and illusions. The great Way is empty
and vast. It is beyond thought and deliberation.
You, at this instant, have this dharma
and are without lack.