#laozi — Public Fediverse posts
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The Iron That Learns to Wait: On the Hard Years
A smith folds iron through a drought that will not end, and in his patience a wider constellation opens — Javanese nrima ing pandum, Stoic prohairesis, Taoist water, Confucian burden, Sufi fire, Vedantic impermanence, Buddhist second arrow. Not how to escape the hard years, but how to be folded by them without breaking.https://legawa.com/2026/07/10/the-iron-that-learns-to-wait-on-the-hard-years/
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The Iron That Learns to Wait: On the Hard Years
A smith folds iron through a drought that will not end, and in his patience a wider constellation opens — Javanese nrima ing pandum, Stoic prohairesis, Taoist water, Confucian burden, Sufi fire, Vedantic impermanence, Buddhist second arrow. Not how to escape the hard years, but how to be folded by them without breaking.https://legawa.com/2026/07/10/the-iron-that-learns-to-wait-on-the-hard-years/
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Vertaler Mark Leenhouts over het vertalen van Sunzi en Laozi. Sunzi vertalen lijkt me al niet makkelijk (oude filosofie/krijgskunst in het klassiek Chinees), maar Laozi's "Daodejing" moet wel een van de allermoeilijkste boeken zijn om te vertalen, en dat blijkt wel uit de voorbeelden die hij bespreekt.
#China #Sunzi #Laozi #taoisme
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Vertaler Mark Leenhouts over het vertalen van Sunzi en Laozi. Sunzi vertalen lijkt me al niet makkelijk (oude filosofie/krijgskunst in het klassiek Chinees), maar Laozi's "Daodejing" moet wel een van de allermoeilijkste boeken zijn om te vertalen, en dat blijkt wel uit de voorbeelden die hij bespreekt.
#China #Sunzi #Laozi #taoisme
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Wisdom of China: Laozi This brief documentary introduces Laozi (Lao Tzu), who, according to tradition, was an ancient philosopher who founded Daoism (Taoism) and wrote the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), the "Classic of the Way and Virtue." youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?... #philosophy #Laozi #PhilosophySky
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Wisdom of China: Laozi This brief documentary introduces Laozi (Lao Tzu), who, according to tradition, was an ancient philosopher who founded Daoism (Taoism) and wrote the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), the "Classic of the Way and Virtue." youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?... #philosophy #Laozi #PhilosophySky
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"The ten thousand things arise together, and I watch their return."
– Laozi
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"The ten thousand things arise together, and I watch their return."
– Laozi
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i have depicted you as a confucian
https://quokk.au/c/philosophymemes/p/676354/i-have-depicted-you-as-a-confucian
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i have depicted you as a confucian
https://quokk.au/c/philosophymemes/p/676354/i-have-depicted-you-as-a-confucian
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image of #Laozi from the Museum's collection of rubbings probably dates to around AD 1850.
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TAO: The Full Return To Nature “Ancient Chinese wisdom of Taoism that can be practically applied in your own life” Sale: $4.99 to $0.99 by Cory Endrulat Rating: 4.8/5 (7 Reviews) #Taoism #Philosophy #Spirituality #Discovery #Laozi #Zhuangzi #CarlJung #CSLewis #Books #Mindfulness #Nature #BookSky
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TAO: The Full Return To Nature “Ancient Chinese wisdom of Taoism that can be practically applied in your own life” Sale: $4.99 to $0.99 by Cory Endrulat Rating: 4.8/5 (7 Reviews) #Taoism #Philosophy #Spirituality #Discovery #Laozi #Zhuangzi #CarlJung #CSLewis #Books #Mindfulness #Nature #BookSky
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Doing Nothing The Art Of Doing Everything | Laozi Biography & Philosophy #Laozi #Philosophy #Taoism #Wisdom #LifeLessons
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"Freedom isn't about some great escape or the pusuit of some grand purpose. It is about letting go of the need for both."
Profound reflections on The Way, thank you.
#Zhuangzhi and #Laozi: these texts have accompsnied me through many crises in my life. They helped me realise myself as part of a flow that crushes all self-set targets and mission statements, a flow that demands open-minded attention to the potentialities of the given moment: the "incipiencies" (chi) of the I-Ching.
You are right to contrast such attentiveness with the pressure in corporate social media to build one's self as a "brand".
May I draw a parallel to Fediverse culture? At its best, it supports quiet, non-viral exchanges of mutually resonating posts, where each participant picks up some small facets of the world that they previously had blocked out. The antithesis of "influencer" culture, where each participant pushes their own unchanged vain goals
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"Freedom isn't about some great escape or the pusuit of some grand purpose. It is about letting go of the need for both."
Profound reflections on The Way, thank you.
#Zhuangzhi and #Laozi: these texts have accompsnied me through many crises in my life. They helped me realise myself as part of a flow that crushes all self-set targets and mission statements, a flow that demands open-minded attention to the potentialities of the given moment: the "incipiencies" (chi) of the I-Ching.
You are right to contrast such attentiveness with the pressure in corporate social media to build one's self as a "brand".
May I draw a parallel to Fediverse culture? At its best, it supports quiet, non-viral exchanges of mutually resonating posts, where each participant picks up some small facets of the world that they previously had blocked out. The antithesis of "influencer" culture, where each participant pushes their own unchanged vain goals
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#WednesdayWisdom 📚8am＠JP
#知見の水曜日 おはようございます
In #Laozi's time, there was no word for '#philosophy.' Yet his teachings endured as the '#Way,' shaping Bushido, Judo, and the spirit of Japan.
中国の哲学者、#老子 の時代には『#哲学』という概念がありませんでした
その教えは道教となり『#道』として江戸時代にもてはやされ、武士道や柔道といった名称に残されています
#aiart #Copilot老子、道教の神となる | 伊予物語
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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 -
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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"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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"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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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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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. -
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 -
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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Accept being unimportant.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing by #Laozi, Verse 13#Daodejing #LaoTzu #Tao #Dao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist
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Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused. Therefore the sage embraces the One, And becomes the model of the world.
#Daodejing, Ch. 22: Tr. by D.C. Lau #TaoTeChing #Dao #Tao #Daoism #Taoism #Laozi #LaoTzu
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Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused. Therefore the sage embraces the One, And becomes the model of the world.
#Daodejing, Ch. 22: Tr. by D.C. Lau #TaoTeChing #Dao #Tao #Daoism #Taoism #Laozi #LaoTzu
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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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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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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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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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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 spirit of emptiness is immortal. It is called the Great Mother because it gives birth to Heaven and Earth. It is like a vapor, barely seen but always present. Use it effortlessly.
— J. H. McDonald, #TaoTeChing, Verse 6 -
"And to draw on the popular teaching of Yoda, as well as the more obscure work of Moshe Feldenkrais , “trying” to do anything tires and frustrates, while “doing” unfolds without excess strain or parasitic effort."
#JimSchubert, 2012
https://meaningness.com/preview-eternalism-and-nihilism/comments
It's amazing how often people reference the core ideas of Daoism without giving Laozi due credit. He wrote about this in Daodejing millennia before George Lucas or Feldenkrais.
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@philosophy Here's the earlier post I wrote on #Daoism #Taoism and the #Dao or #Tao, #Laozi or #Lao-Tzu, #Zhuangzi or #Chuang-Tzu, etc 😅 https://open.substack.com/pub/bryankam/p/decades-of-dao?r=447n8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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A resonant review of M John Harrison's intriguing anti-memoir.
And to be placed next to Laozi as an author is quite the recommendation ...!
#MJohnHarrison #AntiMemoir #authorship #Laozi #EverythingIsFragmented
