Forty-four
Fame or self: Which matters more?
Self or wealth: Which is more precious?
Gain or loss: Which is more painful?
He who is attached to things will suffer much.
He who saves will suffer heavy loss.
A contented man is never disappointed.
He who knows when to stop does not find himself in trouble.
He will stay forever safe.
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Forty-five
Great accomplishment seems imperfect,
Yet it does not outlive its usefulness.
Great fullness seems empty,
Yet cannot be exhausted.
Great straightness seems twisted.
Great intelligence seems stupid.
Great eloquence seems awkward.
Movement overcomes cold.
Stillness overcomes heat.
Stillness and tranquillity set things in order in the universe.
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@rookie54 saidIt could be said
Careful!
Even moonlit dewdrops,
If you’re lured to watch,
Are a wall before the truth.
Sogyo (18th c)
the lure of the so-called
truth is the wall
before those dewdrops.
@rookie54 saidI bow before the master.
Forty-four
Fame or self: Which matters more?
Self or wealth: Which is more precious?
Gain or loss: Which is more painful?
He who is attached to things will suffer much.
He who saves will suffer heavy loss.
A contented man is never disappointed.
He who knows when to stop does not find himself in trouble.
He will stay forever safe.
-------------------------------- ...[text shortened]... es cold.
Stillness overcomes heat.
Stillness and tranquillity set things in order in the universe.
Thank you, rookie, for this beautiful thread.
Just in case I never told you how much I appreciate it, a veritable oasis in a barren desert.
You have obstacles only because you have not realized the emptiness of the eons. Genuine Wayfarers are never like this; they just dissolve their history according to conditions, dressing according to circumstances, acting when they need to act, and sitting when they need to sit, without any idea of seeking the fruits of buddhahood.
~ Lin Chi (d. 867)
Time is to be valued!
You just try to learn Zen or Tao on the surface as something outside yourself, learning to recognize terms and slogans, seeking “buddhahood,” seeking “mastery,” seeking “teachers,” considering them conceptually.
Make no mistake about it; you have but one mother and father, so what more are you seeking? Turn your attention back upon yourself and observe.
Lin Chi (d. 867)
All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace
I like to think
(and the sooner the better!)
of a cybernetic meadow
where mammals and computers
live together in mutually
programming harmony
like pure water
touching clear sky.
I like to think
(right now, please!)
of a cybernetic forest
filled with pines and electronics
where deer stroll peacefully
past computers
as if they were flowers
with spinning blossoms.
I like to think
(it has to be!)
of a cybernetic ecology
where we are free of our labors
and joined back to nature,
returned to our mammal
brothers and sisters,
and all watched over
by machines of loving grace.
Richard Brautigan
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@rookie54 saidDidn't I just say so but more succinctly a few posts back, in my commentary on Sogyo?
Time is to be valued!
You just try to learn Zen or Tao on the surface as something outside yourself, learning to recognize terms and slogans, seeking “buddhahood,” seeking “mastery,” seeking “teachers,” considering them conceptually.
Make no mistake about it; you have but one mother and father, so what more are you seeking? Turn your attention back upon yourself and observe.
Lin Chi (d. 867)
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@rookie54 said"Forty-nine times"
Sixty-six times have these eyes
beheld the changing scene of autumn.
I have said enough about moonlight,
Ask no more.
Only listen to the voice of
pines and cedars when no wind stirs.
Ryonen (1797-1863)