Chapter 71 – I Know Nothing To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease. Only when one recognizes this disease as a disease can one be free from the disease. The sage is free from the disease. Because he recognizes thisContinue reading “CHAPTER 71 – I KNOW NOTHING”
Monthly Archives: September 2014
CHAPTER 70 – THE JADE IS WITHIN
Chapter 70 – The Jade Is Within My doctrines are easy to understand and very easy to practice, But none in the world can understand or practice them. My doctrines have a source (Nature); my deeds have a master (Tao). It is because people do not understand this that they do not understand me. FewContinue reading “CHAPTER 70 – THE JADE IS WITHIN”
BREAK WEEK
The Chinese have just finished their celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I think I will munch on a mooncake and sit back to see how the new solar flare affects us here on the Earth and Moon. I will get back to writing in another week or so. I have been working the past fewContinue reading “BREAK WEEK”
CHAPTER 69 – TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE ENEMY
Chapter 69 – To Make Light of the Enemy The strategists say: “I dare not take the offensive but I take the defensive; I dare not advance an inch but I retreat a foot.” This means: To march without formation, To stretch one’s arm without showing it, To confront enemies without seeming to meet them,Continue reading “CHAPTER 69 – TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE ENEMY”
CHAPTER 68 – WHAT WOULD ARJUNA DO?
Chapter 68 – What Would Arjuna Do? One who excels as a warrior does not appear formidable; One who excels in fighting is never roused in anger; One who excels in defeating his enemy does not join issue; One who excels in employing others humbles himself before them. This is known as the virtue ofContinue reading “CHAPTER 68 – WHAT WOULD ARJUNA DO?”