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  • Dharmavidya March 3, 2016 22:38

    Have a good class.

  • Michael Shinyo March 3, 2016 22:36
    How timely as I'm contemplating misogi and aikido class tonight.
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TAO TE CHING 42: Yi Wei

TEXT 道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物。 万物负阴而抱阳，冲气以為和。 人之所恶，唯孤、寡、不谷，而王公以為称。 故物或损之而益，或益之而损。 人之所教，我亦教之。 强梁者不得其死，吾将以為教父。 TRANSLATION Tao give rise to one, one gives rise to two, two gives rise to three, three gives rise to a multitude. Everyone puts yin behind and embraces yang,Mix the qi to conserve (yi wei) peace What people find worst is to be alone, friendless and without resources, yet princes and lords are restrained (yi wei) like this. Something might occur that involves loss, yet nonetheless yield a…

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TAO TE CHING 41:Seeming paradoxes

TEXT 上士闻道，勤而行之；中士闻道，若存若亡；下士闻道，大笑之。不笑不足以为道。 故建言有之：明道若昧，进道若退，夷道若纇。上德若谷；大白若辱；广德若不足；建德若偷；质真若渝。 大方无隅；大器晚成；大音希声；大象无形；道隐无名。夫唯道，善贷且成。 TRANSLATION 上士闻道，勤而行之；When a superior person hears of the Tao, he diligently puts it into practice.中士闻道，若存若亡；When a middling person hear of the Tao, he sometimes grasps it, sometimes loses it.下士闻道，大笑之When an inferior person hears of the Tao he bursts out laughing.不笑不足以为道If he didn’t laugh it would not be the Tao. Therefore, the Book of Sayings has it:明道若昧，The bright Tao…

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TAO TE CHING 40: Wu

TEXT 反者道之动，弱者道之用。天下万物生于有，有生于无   TRANSLATION Moved by Tao one returnsUsed by Tao one is meekAll beings under Heaven are born from desireYet desire is born from emptiness. COMMENTARY Some translators render the last line “something is born from nothing” or, even “being is born from non-being” which gives it a more ontological or metaphysical ring. I have preferred to put it in a slightly more psychological way. The character 有 you, in ordinary Chinese, means "to have” and 无/ 無 wu means "to not…

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TAO TE CHING 39: Highest Renown is No Renown

TEXT 昔之得一者，天得一以清；地得一以宁；神得一以灵；谷得一以盈，万物得一以生；候王得一以为天一正。 其致之也，谓天无以清，将恐裂；地无以宁，将恐废；神无以灵，将恐歇；谷无以盈，将恐竭；万物无以生，将恐灭；候王无以正，将恐蹶。 故贵以贱为本，高以下为基。是以候王自称孤、寡、不谷。此非以贱为本邪？非乎？故至誉无誉。 是故不欲琭琭如玉，珞珞如石。 TRANSLATION 昔之得一者，天得一以清In the past things were at one (with the Tao) ; Heaven being at one was pure;地得一以宁；神得一以灵The Earth being at one was at peace; The gods being at one had spirit;谷得一以盈，万物得一以生Crops being at one were abundant; All living beings being at one grew and multiplied候王得一以为天一正The ruler was at one by being under…

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