Archive for September, 2008

Forty-Eighth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
The practice of learning consists of daily accumulation.
The practice of Tao consists of daily diminishing.
By continuous diminishing one reaches a point of no action.
When nothing is done, nothing remains undone.
Mastery is gained by letting things go their own way.
Nothing is gained by interfering.
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As I Understand It
Increasing knowledge refines intellect. Wise do not accumulate [...]

My growing years in India were spent in the company of some wonderful women—my mother, sisters, sisters-in-law, nieces and aunts. But eternally present at the periphery were Hindu goddesses—Durga, Lakshmi, Parvati, Sita, Radha, Kali, Sarasvati and many others. Religious or not, we found ourselves dyed in the hues and tones of the goddesses, their colors [...]

Forty-Seventh Chapter
Tao-te Ching
 
Know the world without going out the door.
See the Way of Heaven without looking out the window.
The further one goes, the less one knows.
 
Therefore the sage knows without venturing forth,
Knows without looking,
Accomplishes without striving.
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As I Understand It:
            We are brought up to believe that effort and striving are necessary for success. But this [...]