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LABOR DAY (Part 2)

By Richard Day on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 9:00pm |
Not exalting the gifted prevents quarreling. Not collecting treasures prevents stealing. Not seeing desirable things prevents confusion of the heart.   The wise therefore rule by emptying hearts and stuffing bellies, By weakening ambition and strengthening bones. If people...
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LABOR DAY (Part 1)

By Richard Day on Sun, 09/06/2009 - 8:20pm |
There is a saying among soldiers: I dare not make the first move but would rather play the guest I dare not advance an inch, but would rather withdraw a foot   This is called marching without intending to...
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A VICTIM OF HIS OWN SUCCESS

By Richard Day on Sat, 09/05/2009 - 8:50pm |
When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster.Do not intrude into their homes. Do not harass them at work. If you do not interfere, they will not weary of you.Therefore the sage knows himself, but makes...
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DDT FOR YOU AND ME

By Richard Day on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 10:27pm |
A brave and passionate man will kill or be killed. A brave and calm man will always preserve life. Of these two which is good and which is harmful? Some things are not favored by heaven. Who knows why?...
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THE SPEED OF LIGHT

By Richard Day on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 9:15pm |
Accept disgrace willingly Accept misfortune as the human condition.   What do you mean  by "Accept misfortune as the human condition?" Accept being unimportant. Do not be concerned with loss or gain. This is called "accepting disgrace willingly."  ...
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JESUS AND THE DINOSAURS

By Richard Day on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 9:11pm |
Between birth and death, Three in ten are followers of life, Three in ten are followers of death, And men just passing between life and death also number three in ten.   Why is this so? Because they live...
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A REASONABLE DISCUSSION

By Richard Day on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 7:41pm |
Knowing ignorance is strength. Ignoring knowledge is sickness. If one is sick of sickness, then one is not sick. The Sage is not sick because he is sick of sickness. Therefore he is not sick.Tao Te Ching  (Ch-71)To be...
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WIPE THAT GODDAMN SMIRK OFF YOUR FACE CHRIS WALLACE

By Richard Day on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 5:39pm |
Tao is the source of the ten thousand things. It is the treasure of the good man, and the refuge of the bad. Secret words can buy honor. Good deeds can gain respect. If a man is bad, do...
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ORGANIZING FOR A BETTER AMERICA

By Richard Day on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 7:01pm |
That which shrinks Must first expand. That which falls Must first be strong That which is cast down Must first be raised. Before receiving, There must be giving.   This is called perception of the nature of things. Soft...
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THE FUNERAL ORATION

By Richard Day on Sat, 08/29/2009 - 10:28am |
The greatest virtue is to follow the Tao and the Tao alone.The Tao is elusive and intangible.Oh, it is intangible and elusive, and yet within its image.Oh, it is elusive and intangible, and yet within its form.Oh, it is dim...

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