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My dad just published a book!
📕 Zhuangzi Notes and Reflections (2026) https://works.hcommons.org/records/89045-bcp64
“What I have written here is an English-language commentary on the classic Chinese Daoist text, the Zhuangzi. The book is named after the late fourth-century BCE philosopher Zhuang Zhou. I have posted it on an open access platform called Knowledge Commons. The link is to a free download”
#Daoist #Daoism #Taoism #ChinesePhilosophy #ChineseLiterature #Zhuangzi #ZhuangZhou #philosophy #KnowledgeCommons #FreeBook #eBook #CreativeCommons
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#Chán #Buddhism in #China emerged through dynamic interaction with #Daoism and #Confucianism. #Daoist concepts like #spontaneity, non-action, and receptivity shaped Chán’s style and practice, while Confucianism influenced #ethics and social structure. In this post, we briefly examine, who Chán remained distinctly Buddhist, yet deeply adapted to Chinese thought:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-07-12-chan_vs_daoism/
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An obsession with success is also an obsession with failure.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 (paraphrase) #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist -
"Rather than pour into a cup that overflowed, It is better to stop it." - #Laozi #Daodejing ch 9 #Dao #Daoist #Daoism #Laotzu #Taoteching #Taoism #Tao #Taoist
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"Great support seems deficient,
Employed it will not collapse;
Great buoyancy seems empty,
Utilized it will not be exhausted.
Great honesty seems corrupt,
Great skills seem incompetent,
Great orations seem inarticulate."-- #Laozi #Daodejing, Ch 45, tr by Wikisource #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
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Victory comes from lying perfectly still and waiting for power to come your way.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 61 tr Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist #Tao #Taoism #Taoist -
Knowing when you have enough avoids dishonor, and knowing when to stop will keep you from danger.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Vs 44 tr J. H. McDonald #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist -
When you try too hard, you defeat your own purpose. Cling to stuff, and you will suffer loss. The Masters make no effort, so they never fail. They aren't attached to things, so they never feel loss.
— #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing Vs 64 tr. Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist -
The greater the attachment, the more acute the suffering. The greater the hoard, the more damaging the loss.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr. Oliver Benjamin -
What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
— #LaoTzu#Laozi #Daodejing #taoteching #daoism #taoism #tao #dao #taoist #daoist
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Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
— #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr Mitchell #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoist #Taoism #Dao #Daoist #Daoism. -
Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 #Daodejing #LaoTzu #Laozi #Tao #Dao #Taoist #Daoist #Taoism #Daoism -
Accept being unimportant.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing by #Laozi, Verse 13#Daodejing #LaoTzu #Tao #Dao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist
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The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 50#Dao #Tao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist #Daodejing #Laozi #LaoTzu
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30 spokes share the wheel's hub; the center hole makes it useful. Shape clay into a vessel; the space within makes it useful. Cut doors & windows for a room; the holes make it useful. Profit comes from what is there; usefulness from what is not
#Daodejing Ch 11 Tr Gia-Fu Feng #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
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Great straightness seems twisted. Great intelligence seems stupid. Great eloquence seems awkward.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #daodejing, Verse 45#dao #daoism #daoist #laozi #tao #taoism #taoist #laotzu #taoteching
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There is no greater illusion than fear.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 46#tao #dao #taoism #daoism #taoist #daoist #daodejing #laotzu #laozi
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Be like the #Tao. It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. It gives itself up continually. That is why it endures.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 56#dao #taoism #daoism #taoist #daoist #daodejing #laotzu #laozi
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The master allows all things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 45#dao #tao #daoist #taoist #daoism #taoism #daodejing #LaoTzu #laozi
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Whoo! Xenofact Xine #4 is OUT! Go grab a copy - in PDF (free) and Print (a pittance).
Musings, speculations, and ranting on spiritual, psychological, and religious issues -and the economic ones tied to them.
Print: https://ko-fi.com/s/8c88a70341
PDF: https://ko-fi.com/s/223c6dbd35
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#DailyDao #Taoism #daoism #taoist #daoist
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"The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don’t know who gave birth to it. It is older than God."
[#daodejing #taoteching by #Laotse #laotzu translated by Stephen Mitchell]
The #dao #tao is "infinity." It is everything, every being, molecule, atom, quark, boson, particle, wave, & force. It is time and everything time contains.
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...If I am to live in accord with the #dao, I must not work for the rewards, or the accolades. When it's time to work, I must not focus on all the possible outcomes but the work itself. And then move on. To have balance is to be present and perform mindfully, and diligently, and then let it go. Give it my best, and then forget it. (4/4)
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#daodejing #daoism #daoist #dao #taoteching #Taoism ist #tao #DailyDao #Laotse #laozi #Balance #mindfulness
