52. Tao is the cause of everything. By knowing the cause, the effects could be known. Even from the middle of manifestations, the cause could be seen. Thus the...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
9:38 am
May 21 Day 141 WRINKLES Lines on the face, tattoos of aging. Life is proved upon the body Like needle-jabs from a blind machine. The older one gets, the more...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 20, 2013 10:58 am
Day 140 May 20 DISSENT Old man: Dissent is not disloyalty. Be careful before you retaliate. Your steel wrapped in cotton May only be brittle bone wrapped in...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 20, 2013 10:56 am
51. The Tao Way creates all things, the Virtue (Te) maintains them. Harmony is maintained by following the Tao Way, Values are given to things when the Virtue...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 19, 2013 10:31 am
50. Coming into the world is getting out of the Tao Way. The death time is the time of going back into Tao, into the rest. The Wise Person knowing that doesn't...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 19, 2013 10:29 am
May 19 Day 139 MARRIAGE Wall of flames, bridge of tears. Snowflake on newly forged links. For a marriage to last, a couple must go through great travails and ...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 18, 2013 10:38 am
49. The Wise Person has no Ego, he identify himself with the universe. He is equally good with good or bad people. His virtue is goodness. He is equally honest...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 18, 2013 10:37 am
May 18 Day 138 SCHOLASTICISM Ocean inside a skull-cup, Seeking the universal code in letters. The mind is like a flower on icy water: An eye within the petals....
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 17, 2013 8:33 am
May 17 Day 137 VULNERABILITIES A warrior takes every person as an adversary. He sees all their vulnerable points, And trains to eliminate his own. A sage has...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 17, 2013 8:32 am
48. Going on the path of the world, things are multiplying. Going on the Tao Way, things are diminishing. By having less and less things, the source of...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 16, 2013 7:40 am
47. The knowledge has to come from the inside. The human mind can take various forms. Thus, without going out the world can be known, Without looking out of...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 16, 2013 7:38 am
May 16 Day 136 JUDGMENT The accused stands helpless before the judge. Pen is poised to determine right from wrong. In one arbitrary stroke, Life is suddenly...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 14, 2013 7:27 am
May 14 Day 134 RELAXATION Relaxation Is total peace. When you relax completely, there is total silence. No thought enters the mind, no problems arise from the...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 14, 2013 7:26 am
46. When people follow the Tao Way, Community's horses are in the field at work. When people do not follow the Tao Way, Community's horses are ready for war, ...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 13, 2013 8:09 am
45. The way of perfection has no end no matter how high it is, Still something can be added. Its use is thus better and better. Infinity no matter how big is,...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 13, 2013 8:08 am
May 13 Day 133 COOPER Barrel maker planes staves to exact angles. His shavings glow in the afternoon sun. He joins fragrant wood together, Fitting shoulders...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 12, 2013 11:47 am
May 12 Day 132 RECOGNITION Spokes on the heavenly wheel Keep rotation constant. Those who follow Tao believe that Tao progresses through phases. They apply...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 12, 2013 11:46 am
44. Between glory and health, what is more important? Between wealth and happiness what is more precious? Running after gain is a big loss, If happiness will...
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David Cook
davidallencook
May 12, 2013 10:57 am
Shambhala Version: Â "Knowing what is enough is wealth" Lin Version: Â "Those who know contentment are healthy" Wayne Dyer: Â "If you realize you have enough,...
Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu - chapter 43 translation by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English The softest thing on the universe Overcomes the hardest thing in the universe. ...
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Bill Donoghue
neveralone_n...
May 11, 2013 9:08 pm
I would venture to guess from this translation; http://www.wussu.com/laotzu/laotzu42.html The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace yang. They achieve...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 11, 2013 11:17 am
... I just copied and pasted from the web site that I got it from: http://terebess.hu/english/tao/sarbatoare.html I checked other sites that had the...
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Bobby Bautista
thetrueseed
May 11, 2013 10:54 am
contempt or content? -Bobby Bautista thetrueseed@... ... From: Sue in NJ <sue_in_nj@...> Subject: [DailyDao] Tao te Ching - Chapter 42 -...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 11, 2013 10:51 am
May 11 Day 131 MEANING Lightning tears temple asunder. Divine wrath, or natural disaster? There was a seaside temple in India that was struck by lightning. ...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 11, 2013 10:50 am
43. Seeing how things are, what is easy will overpass the heavy, That has not come yet will replace that it is now, Non-action is thus superior to the action. ...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 10, 2013 8:42 am
42. In the beginning was only the Tao Way, Its first manifestation was the cause of another manifestation. That one has produced yet another manifestation. ...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 10, 2013 8:40 am
May 10 Day 130 STRUGGLE Life acquires meaning When we face the conflict Between our desires And reality. We all have differing personalities vying for...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 9, 2013 8:19 am
May 9 Day 129 UNCERTAINTY Kicking a pebble by the side of the road, Watching it tumble pell-mell. Chance and randomness become order. There is chance in this...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
May 9, 2013 8:17 am
41. Hearing about the Tao Way, the Wise Person will follow, The mediocre sometimes follows sometimes not. Hearing about the Tao Way, the ignorant foolishly...
