tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88679409380651109192011-12-24T18:43:13.730-08:00Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-69681489058514109372010-10-15T16:43:00.000-07:002010-10-15T16:43:00.601-07:002010-10-15T16:43:00.601-07:00Tao De Ching Excerpt Verse 81:<br /><br />The Sage does not take to hoarding,<br />he does not accumulate anything;<br />but gives it all to others.<br /><br />The more they live for others,<br />The fuller is their own life.<br /><br />The more they give,<br />The more abundance they have.<br />Having more, they give more.<br /><br />Heaven does good to all...<br />The sage imitates it,<br />acting for the good of all...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-6968148905851410937?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VU89T8Wb4rz0nhPFTUtVVKbeQhM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VU89T8Wb4rz0nhPFTUtVVKbeQhM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VU89T8Wb4rz0nhPFTUtVVKbeQhM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VU89T8Wb4rz0nhPFTUtVVKbeQhM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/DMF2fmpmcxQ" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/10/tao-de-ching-excerpt-verse-81.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-11453511314874786982010-10-13T16:41:00.000-07:002010-10-13T16:41:00.489-07:002010-10-13T16:41:00.489-07:00Tao De Ching Excerpt Verse 80:<br /><br />...Content with healthy food,<br />pleased with useful clothes,<br />Satisfied in snug homes...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-1145351131487478698?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9x5QBS0CMmwee5AjCbN7QTNYS3I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9x5QBS0CMmwee5AjCbN7QTNYS3I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9x5QBS0CMmwee5AjCbN7QTNYS3I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9x5QBS0CMmwee5AjCbN7QTNYS3I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/Edq1tLx1tvQ" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/10/tao-de-ching-excerpt-verse-80.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-40694282864162276162010-10-12T16:40:00.000-07:002010-10-12T16:40:01.147-07:002010-10-12T16:40:01.147-07:00Verse 78:<br /><br />Nothing under heaven is softer or more yielding that water.<br />Yet for attacking the hard, nothing can surpass it...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-4069428286416227616?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nPv_il0Pp6GJSbgvD71NjdpBSDk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nPv_il0Pp6GJSbgvD71NjdpBSDk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nPv_il0Pp6GJSbgvD71NjdpBSDk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nPv_il0Pp6GJSbgvD71NjdpBSDk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/eGBzk-Rhpwc" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/10/tao-de-ching_12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-30105130447325441782010-10-11T16:39:00.000-07:002010-10-11T16:39:00.344-07:002010-10-11T16:39:00.344-07:00Verse 77:<br /><br />... The master can keep giving<br />because there is no end to his wealth.<br /><br />He acts without expectation...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-3010513044732544178?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-ic7SOTlgoR-hscDrbIdhc-RdZg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-ic7SOTlgoR-hscDrbIdhc-RdZg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-ic7SOTlgoR-hscDrbIdhc-RdZg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-ic7SOTlgoR-hscDrbIdhc-RdZg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/S4JQnmi5GzU" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' 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href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/owAoqA2b0k9qHSQrzWHpLrq_ZVw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/owAoqA2b0k9qHSQrzWHpLrq_ZVw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/owAoqA2b0k9qHSQrzWHpLrq_ZVw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/owAoqA2b0k9qHSQrzWHpLrq_ZVw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/mbeJ39VyiPI" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/10/tao-de-ching.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-20675457666317228592010-10-09T16:35:00.000-07:002010-10-09T16:35:00.196-07:002010-10-09T16:35:00.196-07:00Tao De Ching Excerpt Verse 74:<br /><br />If you realize that all things change,<br />there is nothing to hold on to.<br /><br />If men are not afraid of dying,<br />to threaten death has no meaning.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-2067545766631722859?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q7eKFxt3kT1Z386bbWLSc1dQ_cE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q7eKFxt3kT1Z386bbWLSc1dQ_cE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q7eKFxt3kT1Z386bbWLSc1dQ_cE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q7eKFxt3kT1Z386bbWLSc1dQ_cE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/RCxyNdewjYw" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' 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href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NT9BmrIFvzl1cqU5kjosrwGhhGM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NT9BmrIFvzl1cqU5kjosrwGhhGM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NT9BmrIFvzl1cqU5kjosrwGhhGM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NT9BmrIFvzl1cqU5kjosrwGhhGM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/wxW4ZnMMn78" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/10/tao-de-ching-excerpt-verse-70.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-27650157247694514572010-10-05T16:29:00.000-07:002010-10-05T16:29:00.177-07:002010-10-05T16:29:00.177-07:00Tao De Ching Excerpt Verse 69:<br /><br />...when two opponents meet,<br />the one without an enemy will surely triumph.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-2765015724769451457?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yq9NgyZClU4pR5nQCQ2fNc1-HZU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yq9NgyZClU4pR5nQCQ2fNc1-HZU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yq9NgyZClU4pR5nQCQ2fNc1-HZU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yq9NgyZClU4pR5nQCQ2fNc1-HZU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/YS3wTng9hKg" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/10/tao-de-ching-excerpt-verse-69.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-23314934659176810772010-10-04T17:27:00.000-07:002010-10-04T17:27:00.518-07:002010-10-04T17:27:00.518-07:00Tao De Ching Excerpt Verse 68:<br /><br />A good soldier is not violent.<br />A good fighter is not angry.<br />A good winner is not vengeful.<br />A good employer is humble<br />This is known as the virtue of not striving.<br />This is known as the ability to deal with people.<br />Since ancient times, this has been known as the ultimate unity with heaven.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-2331493465917681077?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2tIOcsHJn2k3eBlZ9tStjQ-ZHeQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2tIOcsHJn2k3eBlZ9tStjQ-ZHeQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2tIOcsHJn2k3eBlZ9tStjQ-ZHeQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2tIOcsHJn2k3eBlZ9tStjQ-ZHeQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/CCVjxMuCM1I" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/10/tao-de-ching-excerpt-verse-68.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-18076234533588670512010-10-03T17:24:00.000-07:002010-10-03T17:24:00.145-07:002010-10-03T17:24:00.145-07:00Tao De Ching Excerpt Verse 67:<br /><br />...mercy...frugality...humility...<br /><br />From mercy comes courage.<br />From frugality comes generosity.<br />From humility comes leadership.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-1807623453358867051?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wH1YBytNzoVuOPiERbtwATict3c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wH1YBytNzoVuOPiERbtwATict3c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wH1YBytNzoVuOPiERbtwATict3c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wH1YBytNzoVuOPiERbtwATict3c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/_8sF35VwYYU" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/10/tao-de-ching-excerpt-verse-67.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-38176143648626797852010-10-02T17:19:00.000-07:002010-10-02T17:19:00.572-07:002010-10-02T17:19:00.572-07:00Tao De Ching Excerpt Verse 66:<br /><br />... The sage stays low<br />So the world never tires of exalting him.<br /><br />He remains a servant<br />So the world never tires of making him king.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-3817614364862679785?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TobyeEaYRjLAblLJbXFP6O0_2m8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TobyeEaYRjLAblLJbXFP6O0_2m8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TobyeEaYRjLAblLJbXFP6O0_2m8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TobyeEaYRjLAblLJbXFP6O0_2m8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/IPQvFPfbRsE" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-5052822905818353199?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MkoIaTZ7CQmAQ5ztmByo8hV1o-0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MkoIaTZ7CQmAQ5ztmByo8hV1o-0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MkoIaTZ7CQmAQ5ztmByo8hV1o-0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MkoIaTZ7CQmAQ5ztmByo8hV1o-0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/k0IWHxi-meI" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242840885681255724noreply@blogger.com0http://taodeching.blogspot.com/2010/09/tao-de-ching-excerpt-verse-64.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867940938065110919.post-16365609485051600152010-09-24T15:03:00.000-07:002010-09-24T15:03:00.838-07:002010-09-24T15:03:00.838-07:00Verse 63 Excerpt:<br />Practice nonaction.<br />Work without doing.<br />Taste the tasteless...<br /><br />Reward bitterness with care.<br />See simplicity in the complicated...<br /><br />Take on difficulties while they are still easy;<br />Do great things while they are small...<br /><br />Because the sage always confronts difficulties,<br />He never experiences them.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-1636560948505160015?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rKyNXdhKphHRB1vXIwtDw9MXBf0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rKyNXdhKphHRB1vXIwtDw9MXBf0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rKyNXdhKphHRB1vXIwtDw9MXBf0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rKyNXdhKphHRB1vXIwtDw9MXBf0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/a4BcSz8Q5io" 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country.<br /><br />The one wins by stooping;<br />the other by remaining low.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-721790836431187818?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jo3R-5zkG-Qpw9Bd_u0fI4g9FNc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jo3R-5zkG-Qpw9Bd_u0fI4g9FNc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jo3R-5zkG-Qpw9Bd_u0fI4g9FNc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jo3R-5zkG-Qpw9Bd_u0fI4g9FNc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/G6Cmr3tWMI8" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' 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The master is content to serve as an example ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-6439733610354521275?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f6UFlXfMOaTbhi-CmA1vZjuFfUA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f6UFlXfMOaTbhi-CmA1vZjuFfUA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f6UFlXfMOaTbhi-CmA1vZjuFfUA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f6UFlXfMOaTbhi-CmA1vZjuFfUA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/rlORf0TNkDk" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' 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/>Generations honor generations endlessly ...<br /><br />The Tao is everywhere;<br />It has become everything.<br />To truly see it,<br />See it as it is ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8867940938065110919-6969408099926509238?l=taodeching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GoMEik1JGsOMGOW-4tExTUs8_jU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GoMEik1JGsOMGOW-4tExTUs8_jU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GoMEik1JGsOMGOW-4tExTUs8_jU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GoMEik1JGsOMGOW-4tExTUs8_jU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EasternPhilosophy/~4/Zm-bzFt_lC0" height="1" width="1"/>Rick 'jyozen' 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