Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Be like water

Here is a quote from the Daodejing (Edmund Ryden translation). In the spirit of this wonderful philosophy, I will make no comment and leave that to your interpretation...



Chapter 8

The highest goodness is like water:
Water benefits the myriad things and rests in the places everybody detests.

Therefore,
It is close to the Way.

Dwelling aims to be earth-bound;
Thinking aims to be profound;
Giving aims to be like heaven;
Speaking aims to be trustworthy;
Governing aims to be correct;
Accomplishing aims to be capable;
Undertaking aims to be timely.

Only through not competing will there be no disaster.

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