Tag Archive | Lao-tzu
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…
Young Black Males & Prison Incarceration
African American male adolescents are 46 times more likely to be sent to a juvenile detention facility than Caucasian adolescents.
How Does One Maintain Deep Peace?
Lately my life has become submerged in clouds of “Busy Work”. This phrase (Busy Work) I learned from students as it describes activities of routine and not of passion. As you are aware, the musings are far too between here on the Dragon, reason? (My mind is trapped in Busy Work). By the way, the longhand journal I keep does not recognize the ink of my pen. WTF, I am a stranger until myself.
12 Things about the Tao and I
Taoism is a philosophy crafted by the consciousness of the individual. As such, The Way does not need a guru or master to learn its wisdom. In addition, you cannot fall or rise to an imaginary pious status with The Way.
Book Review: Greatest Salesman in the World
In fact, before Jay dropped it on my desk, I could honestly say, never heard of it. Jay’s an avid reader as well as philological gent, a light-skinned African American fellow drenched in thought. He informed me of the mission, “read this book, I think you’ll enjoy it”, this tape will self-destruct in 5 seconds, damn that Jay.
