Tag Archive | Eastern Philosophy
Don’t Fight Life Today
I have made great strides in allowing things to be, nevertheless, I was one sick puppy at one time. In my youth (i.e., yesterday) large parcel of my consciousness housed thoughts of control. I was absorbed with force, accepting reality was not an option; there was always something I could do about it. I thought F&#K going with the flow. I am the damn flow. You silly silly man! I fought many needless battles with this jaded contraction of awareness.
Tao Verse 64 Interpretation by Stephen Mitchell
Prevent trouble before it arises. Put things in order before they exist. The giant pine tree grows from a tiny sprout. The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet. Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe…
Strangers Live Inside
The early morning possess supernatural powers. I absorbed the darkness in the winter and spread the sunlight in spring. How does one find himself in himself? How do you begin a journey on a road that has ended? I love being in a transit state of nothingness…where I walk in silence and stillness. I would struggle to explain the concept and thus I mumble incomprehensible with text…
Taoism & Higher Learning
I dislike higher learning, yes at this present moment, it’s unsettling. Higher education is an organization for academic achievement of advanced thought through research. It also is an environment where all meaningful thinking originated with humans, specifically White men. This essay is not about race but the (perceived) disconnection from Taoism by the author. I have become the unconscionable ringmaster of a circus…
