Hi Chris, This is a terrific version of the DDJ. Is it available on line or as a book? I couldn't find it by googling "the wandering daoist." Thanks, Jim If we...
FLOW If the boulders are moved, Even a river will change its flow. Except for occasional flooding, the mightiest river keeps to its bed. It flows where it...
What is the difference between assent and denial? What is the difference between beautiful and ugly? What is the difference between fearsome and afraid? The...
Because this is a leap year, we're really on day 184, but the sentiment is the same. - Sue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MIDDLE Those who attain...
Harmony is only in following the Way. The Way is without form or quality, But expresses all forms and qualities; The Way is hidden and implicate, But expresses...
SITE Desert: visions. Tropics: possession. Forests: alchemy. Mountains: asceticism. Throughout the world, the site where people practiced spirituality has been...
Accept and you become whole, Bend and you straighten, Empty and you fill, Decay and you renew, Want and you acquire, Fulfill and you become confused. The sage...
FLAME Enter the cavern with its Walls of tangled strands. Find the living flame That burns on blood. The brain is a physical object that generates mental...
Nature says only a few words: High wind does not last long, Nor does heavy rain. If nature's words do not last Why should those of man? Who accepts harmony,...
POINT Make the mind. A single point. The key to any meditation is to concentrate the mind into a single point. There are many methods for doing this, from...
Straighten yourself and you will not stand steady; Display yourself and you will not be clearly seen; Justify yourself and you will not be respected; Promote...
ARTIST Facing blank paper Is an artist's terror. When an artist creates, he or she is like a shaman. Inspiration comes as a gift. Those who follow Tao are the...
CARING Don't go out looking for good deeds to do, But if one comes your way, do not refuse. If you meet someone who is suffering, You must help them. What good...
There is a mystery, Beneath abstraction, Silent, depthless, Alone, unchanging, Ubiquitous and liquid, The mother of nature. It has no name, but I call it "the...
VICTORY Can you be both martial and spiritual? Can you overcome your ultimate opponent? To be martial requires discipline, courage, and perseverance. It has ...
Gravity is the source of lightness, Calm, the master of haste. A lone traveller will journey all day, watching over his belongings; Only safe in his own bed...
NONYIELDING When in the arena, Yield not to an aggressor. When outside the arena, Affirm compassion. This world and this society are competitive. Tao uses the...
The perfect traveller leaves no trail to be followed; The perfect speaker leaves no question to be answered; The perfect accountant leaves no working to be...
FIELDS Worship by cultivating nine fields : Diet. Herbs. Clothing. Recitation. Movement. Meditation. Creativity. Teaching. And most important : Compassion. ...
Using the male, being female, Being the entrance of the world, You embrace harmony And become as a newborn. Using strength, being weak, Being the root of the...
Austerities Self-discipline leads to higher spiritual states Only if practiced with understanding. The clearer the goal, The greater the result. We must...
Powerful men are well advised not to use violence, For violence has a habit of returning; Thorns and weeds grow wherever an army goes, And lean years follow a...
7/12 Immediacy When washing your face, can you see your trueself? When urinating, can you remember true purity? When eating, can you remember the cycles of all...
Powerful men are well advised not to use violence, For violence has a habit of returning; Thorns and weeds grow wherever an army goes, And lean years follow a...
SEARCHING Where is Tao right now? You say that it is all around me, but I Only see my surroundings, only feel my own heartbeat. Can you show me Tao without...
Armies are tools of violence; They cause men to hate and fear. The sage will not join them. His purpose is creation; Their purpose is destruction. Weapons are...
GRATITUDE When you drink water, Remember its source. If your spiritual understanding is sound, then you will constantly be aware of the subtleties of life. If...
The Way has no true shape, And therefore none can control it. If a ruler could control the Way All things would follow In harmony with his desire, And sweet...
