Ancient Female Deities, Now Retired
More than four thousand years ago inhabitants of the fertile region of Ganga-Jamuna delta sang hymns of praise. They sung in honor of the powers of nature, of sky, of atmosphere, of earth. They sung the hymns of awe and terror to the powers of dawn, sun, ether, night, earth—its [...]
Fifty-Eighth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
When the ruler knows his heart,
the people are simple and contented.
When he meddles with their lives,
they become restless and contentious.
Calamity is what happiness leans on.
Happiness is what calamity hides in.
Who knows the end of this process?
Yet what is good soon becomes bad.
And the bad again becomes good.
People have been confused (by this) for [...]
Fifty-Seventh Chapter
Tao-te Ching
Govern the state with the Tao.
Operate with surprise tactics.
Let go of fixed plans and concepts.
And the world will govern by itself.
How do I know that this should be so?
Because in this world,
The greater the restrictions and prohibitions,
the more impoverished the people become.
The sharper the weapons of the state,
the more troubled the nation will [...]