January 19 Day 19 INITIATIVE Let us not be confused With kaleidoscopic reality. Using wisdom and courage to act, Let us not add to the confusion. The world is...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 18, 2012 1:57 pm
"To remain whole, yield somewhat or seem curved and bent if you may." To become straight, let yourself look bent. To become full, seem hollow. Seem tattered...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 18, 2012 9:42 am
January 18 Day 18 SPECTRUM Pure light is all colors. Therefore, it has no hue. Only when singleness is scattered Does color appear. When we see pure sunlight...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 17, 2012 2:03 pm
The marks of great virtue follow alone from the (one) dao. What's called one dao seems impalpable and vague, not to be measured at all. Dao is an elusive,...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 17, 2012 10:32 am
January 17 Day 17 COOPERATION Cooperation with others. Perception, experience, tenacity. Know when to lead and when to follow. When we become involved with a...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 16, 2012 1:48 pm
Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow. Between Yes, sir," and Of course not", how much difference is there? Between good" and bad", how much difference...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 16, 2012 10:17 am
January 16 Day 16 ORDINARY Umbrella, light, landscape, sky -- There is no language of the holy. The sacred lies in the ordinary. No one is able to describe the...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 15, 2012 11:14 am
January 15 Day 15 TIME The river, surging course, Uninterrupted current. Headwater, channel, mouth. Can they be divided? Each day, we all face a peculiar...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 14, 2012 9:40 am
January 14 Day 14 POSITIONING Heron stands in the blue estuary, Solitary, white, unmoving for hours. A fish! Quick avian darting; The prey captured. People...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 13, 2012 1:51 pm
Banish wisdom, discard knowledge, Then the people will benefit a hundred times. Banish human love, just dump righteous, moral justice, and then the people will...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 13, 2012 9:37 am
January 13 Day 13 ABSORPTION Crimson light through pine shadows. Setting sun settling into the ocean. Night follows the setting sun, Day follows the fleeing...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 12, 2012 1:57 pm
When the great dao declined, jen and i arose, humanity and righteousness." Next, when brightness and know-how came in vogue, the great pretence fully started. ...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 11, 2012 2:04 pm
Of the best the people hardly ever know they exist; The next best they flock to and praise for nothing. The next they shrink from; the next get reviled. "Not...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 11, 2012 10:14 am
January 11 Day 11 HEALING Fire cools. Water seeks its own level. No matter how extreme a situation is, it will change. It cannot continue forever. Thus, a...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 10, 2012 1:50 pm
Attain complete humility towards the void; hold firm to the basis of quietude. The myriad things take shape and rise to activity, Now, I watch them fall,...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 10, 2012 11:17 am
January 10 Day 10 DISASTER Mute black night, Sudden fire. Destruction. Disaster strikes at its own time. It is so overwhelming that we can do nothing other...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 9, 2012 1:43 pm
The best rulers of old had fine natures, mysterious, too deep, they could not be understood. And because such men could not be fully grasped at once, they...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 9, 2012 10:31 am
January 9 Day 9 OPTIMISM Clearing blue sky, A promise in bare branches. In winter, there are sunny days. In adulthood, childhood can return. In winter, all...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 8, 2012 11:08 am
January 8 Day 8 WORK The woodcutter Works in all seasons. Splitting wood is both Action and inaction. Even when it is snowy, the woodcutter must split wood....
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 7, 2012 11:26 am
January 7 Day 7 FORBEARANCE Arctic breath coils the mountain, Rattling the forests' bones. Raindrops cling to branches: Jeweled adornment flung to earth. Trees...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 6, 2012 1:43 pm
Look at it, it can't be seen, is called the invisible. Listen to it, it can't be heard, is called the inaudible. Grasp at it, it can't be touched, is called...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 6, 2012 9:41 am
January 6 Day 6 EMERGING Thunder and rain at night. Growth comes with a shock. Expression and duration Appear in the first moment. Things cannot remain in...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 5, 2012 1:53 pm
Be glad for favour. Still receive favour or disgrace with regular apprehension. Be cautious not to lose the winning sort of favour. Lower favour and disgrace...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 5, 2012 9:43 am
January 5 Day 5 SOUND Wind in the cave: Movement in stillness. Power in silence. In a cave, all outer sounds are smothered by rock and earth, but this makes...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 4, 2012 1:52 pm
The five colours tend to confuse the eye, the five sounds of music can deafen the ear, the five tastes all dull or spoil the palate. Excess of hunting and...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 4, 2012 9:27 am
January 4 Day 4 REFLECTION Moon above water. Sit in solitude. If waters are placid, the moon will be mirrored perfectly. If we still ourselves, we can mirror...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Jan 3, 2012 1:43 pm
We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel; but it's on the space where there's nothing that the usefulness of the wheel depends. We turn clay to make a...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 3, 2012 9:23 am
January 3 Day 3 DEVOTION Make the crooked straight, Make the straight to flow. Gather water, fire, and light. Bring the world to a single point. If we have...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 2, 2012 12:32 pm
January 2 Day 2 ABLUTION Washing at dawn: Rinse away dreams. Protect the gods within, And clarify the inner spirit. Purification starts all practice. First...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Jan 1, 2012 11:24 am
January 1 Day 1 BEGINNING This is the moment of embarking. All auspicious signs are in place. In the beginning, all things are hopeful. We prepare ourselves to...
