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philjreeseKnowing when you have enough avoids dishonor, and knowing when to stop will keep you from danger. — <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/LaoTzu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaoTzu</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/TaoTeChing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaoTeChing</a>, Vs 44 tr J. H. McDonald <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Laozi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laozi</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Tao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tao</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Taoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Taoist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taoist</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Dao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dao</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Daoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Daoist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoist</a>

philjreeseAccept being unimportant. — Gia-Fu Feng, <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/TaoTeChing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaoTeChing</a> by <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Laozi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laozi</a>, Verse 13<a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/LaoTzu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaoTzu</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Tao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tao</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Dao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dao</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Daoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Taoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Daoist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoist</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Taoist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taoist</a>

philjreeseHe helps people lose everything they know, everything they desire and creates confusion in those who think that they know. <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/TaoTeChing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaoTeChing</a>, Ch 3 Tr by Stephen Mitchell <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/dao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dao</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/tao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tao</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/daoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/taoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daodejing</a>

philjreeseGreat straightness seems twisted. Great intelligence seems stupid. Great eloquence seems awkward. — Gia-Fu Feng, <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daodejing</a>, Verse 45<a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/dao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dao</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/daoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/daoist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daoist</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/laozi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laozi</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/tao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tao</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/taoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/taoist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taoist</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/laotzu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laotzu</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/taoteching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taoteching</a>

philjreeseFill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 9<a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daodejing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/taoteching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taoteching</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Daoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Daoist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoist</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Taoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taoism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/taoist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taoist</a> zi <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/LaoTzu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaoTzu</a>

DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠MechanicA Book for Our Time, written in 400 BC (only $2 on sale 🤗)If you want to get away from our present world, check out Laozi’s ‘Dao De Jing’, “a compassionate soul in a world torn by hatred and ambition, dominated by those that yearned for apocalyptic confrontations and prized ideology over experienceBy speaking out against the cleverness of elites and the arrogance of the learned, Laozi upheld the wisdom of the concrete, the humble, the quotidian, the everyday individual dismissed by the great powers of the world.”Translated by <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/KenLiu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KenLiu</a> (who also translated ‘<a href="https://vmst.io/tags/TheThreeBodyProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheThreeBodyProblem</a>’)<a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Laozi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laozi</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/DaoDeJing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DaoDeJing</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Laozis-Dao-Jing-Interpretation-Transformative-ebook/dp/B0CL5FGJG4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Laozis-Dao-Jing-Interpretation-Transformative-ebook/dp/B0CL5FGJG4</a>

sageblueThe gentle and yielding is the disciple of life... Read more: <a href="https://www.sage.blue/dao-de-jing-76/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sage.blue/dao-de-jing-76/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a>

nathanlovestreesTyped out a journal entry about my daoist parenting/caregiving ideas from the other day: <a href="https://freeanduneasy.blog/20-feb-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://freeanduneasy.blog/20-feb-2024/</a><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Daoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoism</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Zhuangzi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zhuangzi</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Caregiving</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Tao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tao</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Taoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taoism</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/TaoTeChing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaoTeChing</a>

nathanlovestreesCool special issue of Religions: "Global Laozegetics: Engaging the Multiplicity of Laozi Interpretations and Translations"<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/Laozegetics" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/Laozegetics</a><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Daoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoism</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Laozi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laozi</a>

🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦There are two reasons why we know so much about ancient <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/China?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a>. First, the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Chinese?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chinese</a> have been obsessive record keepers for most of their history. Second, said records were written on bamboo slats (like overlong bamboo Popsicle sticks), painted on with brush and ink in vertical lines of characters, a form that was amazingly resilient. In about the 2nd century AD or so paper began to replace bamboo until bamboo books—[called <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/简牍?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#简牍</a> or jiǎndú](<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%AE%80%E7%89%8D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%AE%80%E7%89%8D</a>)—got relegated to decorative or commemorative function. Today laser etching is used to make 简牍. I've [shared one such scroll already](<a href="https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/614666925100401709" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/614666925100401709</a>), an instance of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/茶经?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#茶经</a> (The Classic of Tea), which has become one of my favourite decorations. This one is the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/道德经?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#道德经</a> (<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DaoDejing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DaoDejing</a>), one of the foundational texts of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Daoism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoism</a>, all 5000 or so words of it, in a monstrous etching. This time I only got the scroll in a brocade bag; no stand (I already have one and plan to circulate my scrolls into it for variance in my decoration) or box. When unfurled it is almost as long as I am tall. This thing seriously **lurks**.

L.J.'s victorious sword-danceFor me the essence of wuwei (無爲) in the <a href="https://rage.love/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a> is not literally "doing nothing," but rather acknowledging the reality that a lot of things in life are not brought about by virtuous, heroic effort but part of the way things are. Like, you got a university education and a well-paid job? Good for you. Chances are, though, that your background and privileges set you up for success and it's not anything special you did. It's therefore worth it to remember that meritocracy is a construct that upholds the status quo, and to avoid the trap of thinking your fortunes are morally mandated results. <a href="https://rage.love/tags/Taoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taoism</a>

桑禀華 (Sabina Knight)上善若水。水善利萬物而不爭，處衆人之所惡，故幾於道。The highest good is like water. Water's goodness benefits all things, without striving. It dwells in places the masses hate. Hence it is near to the Dao.<a href="https://g0v.social/tags/%E8%80%81%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#老子</a>《<a href="https://g0v.social/tags/%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E7%B6%93" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#道德經</a>》#8 🎨 本人<a href="https://g0v.social/tags/%E6%B0%B4%E5%BD%A9%E7%95%AB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#水彩畫</a> <a href="https://g0v.social/tags/Laozi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laozi</a> <a href="https://g0v.social/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a> <a href="https://g0v.social/tags/%E5%93%B2%E5%AD%B8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#哲學</a> <a href="https://g0v.social/tags/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%93%B2%E5%AD%B8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#中國哲學</a> <a href="https://g0v.social/@poga" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@poga</a>

Sabina Knight 桑稟華上善若水。水善利萬物而不爭，處衆人之所惡，故幾於道。The highest good is like water. Water's goodness benefits all things, without striving. It dwells in places the masses hate. Hence it is near to the Dao.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Laozi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laozi</a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a> #8 / 🎨 my <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#watercolor</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Daoism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daoism</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chinese</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/philosophy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@philosophy</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/chineseliterature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@chineseliterature</a>

Sabina Knight 桑稟華持而盈之，不如其已； 揣而銳之，不可長保。 金玉滿堂，莫之能守； 富貴而驕，自遺其咎。To persist and overflow is worse than to stop. Oversharpen a blade; you can't keep it long. Amass gold and jade; no one can protect it. Be proud of wealth and titles; you'll bequeath calamity.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Laozi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laozi</a> 老子, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Daodejing</a>《道德經》 #9 (my <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#watercolor</a>) <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/philosophy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@philosophy</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/chineseliterature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@chineseliterature</a>

Brecht SavelkoulEven though my English is for all intents and purposes equivalent, when I'm trying to understand the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/daodejing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daodejing</a> I often find myself translating fragments back into my mother tongue, Dutch. Almost as if the text demands words that I didn't acquire through education. <a href="https://social.coop/tags/moa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moa</a>

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