The top ten biggest changes the Fire Monkey brought me back in 2016. Feet awakening, the Tao, Rolfing, minimalism, and more.
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Without Going Outside, You May Know the Whole World
Without going outside, you may know the whole world.
Without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven.
The farther you go, the less you know.
The Soft and Weak Will Overcome
A man is born gentle and weak.
At his death he is hard and stiff.
Green plants are tender and filled with sap.
At their death they are withered and dry.
Where is the Way? In the Piss and Shit
Master Dongguo asked Zhuangzi, “This thing called the Way—where does it exist?”
Zhuangzi, said, “There’s no place it doesn’t exist.”
“Come,” said Master Dongguo, “you must be more specific!”
The Tao That Can Be Spoken of Is Not the Eternal Tao
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth.
The named is the mother of ten thousand things.