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{ "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "type": "OrderedCollectionPage", "orderedItems": [ { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/entities/urn:activity:1495767403789815823", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8683\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8683</a><br /><br />DAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — APRIL 20, 2023<br /><br />“The Tao remains unnamed<br />simple and though small <br />no one can command it <br />if a lord upheld it <br />the world would be his guest <br />when Heaven joins with Earth <br />they bestow sweet dew<br />no one gives the order <br />it comes down to all <br />the first distinction gives us names <br />once we have a name<br />we should know restraint <br />who knows restraint avoids trouble <br />to picture the Tao in the world <br />imagine a stream and the sea”<br /><br />-Lao-tzu-<br />(Taoteching, verse 32, translation by Red Pine)<br /><br />WANG P’ANG says, “The Tao has no body. How could it have a name?”<br /><br />HO-SHANG KUNG says, “We call it ‘simple’ because it hasn’t been cut or polished. We call it ‘small’ because it’s faint and infinitesimal. Those who can see what is small and hold on to it are rare indeed.”<br /><br />CHIAO HUNG says, “‘Simple means the natural state. When it expands, it’s everywhere. When it contracts, it isn’t as big as the tip of a hair. Hence, even though it’s small, it’s beyond anyone’s command.”<br /><br />WANG PI says, “If people embrace the simple and work without effort and don’t burden their true nature with material goods or injure their spirit with desires, all things will come to them on their own, and they will discover the Tao by themselves. To discover the Tao, nothing is better than embracing simplicity.”<br /><br />JEN FA-JUNG say, “In terms of practice, if people can be serene and natural, free themselves from desire, and put their minds at rest, their yin and yang breaths will come together on their own and penetrate every artery and organ. Inside their mouths, the saliva of sweet dew will appear spontaneously and nourish their whole body.”<br /><br />LU HUI-CHING says, “When a ruler acts, the first thing he does is institute names.”<br /><br />HSUN-TZU says, “Now that the sages are gone, names and reality have become confused” (Hsuntzu:2).<br /><br />TE-CH’ING says, “What is simple has no name. Once we make something, we give it a name. But name gives rise to name. Where does it end? Hence, Lao-tzu tells us to stop chasing names.”<br /><br />LI JUNG says, “The child who depends on its mother suffers no harm. Those who depend on the Tao encounter no trouble.”<br /><br />WU CH’ENG says, “The Tao has no name, but as Virtue it does. Thus, from nothing we get something. But Virtue is not far from the Tao. If we stop there, we can still go from something back to nothing and return to the Tao. Thus, the Tao is like the sea, and Virtue is like a stream, flowing back into the Tao.”<br /><br />LI HSI-CHAI says, “Although Heaven and Earth are high and low, they join together and send down sweet dew. No one makes them do so. And there is no one who does not benefit. Although the Tao separates into things, and each thing has a name, the Tao never abandons anything. Thus, the breath of rivers eventually reaches the sea, and the breath of the sea eventually reaches rivers.”<br /><br />LAO-TZU says, “The reason the sea can govern a hundred rivers / is because it has mastered being lower” (Taoteching: 66). ", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1495767403789815823", "published": "2023-04-20T12:45:38+00:00", "source": { "content": "https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8683\n\nDAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — APRIL 20, 2023\n\n“The Tao remains unnamed\nsimple and though small \nno one can command it \nif a lord upheld it \nthe world would be his guest \nwhen Heaven joins with Earth \nthey bestow sweet dew\nno one gives the order \nit comes down to all \nthe first distinction gives us names \nonce we have a name\nwe should know restraint \nwho knows restraint avoids trouble \nto picture the Tao in the world \nimagine a stream and the sea”\n\n-Lao-tzu-\n(Taoteching, verse 32, translation by Red Pine)\n\nWANG P’ANG says, “The Tao has no body. How could it have a name?”\n\nHO-SHANG KUNG says, “We call it ‘simple’ because it hasn’t been cut or polished. We call it ‘small’ because it’s faint and infinitesimal. Those who can see what is small and hold on to it are rare indeed.”\n\nCHIAO HUNG says, “‘Simple means the natural state. When it expands, it’s everywhere. When it contracts, it isn’t as big as the tip of a hair. Hence, even though it’s small, it’s beyond anyone’s command.”\n\nWANG PI says, “If people embrace the simple and work without effort and don’t burden their true nature with material goods or injure their spirit with desires, all things will come to them on their own, and they will discover the Tao by themselves. To discover the Tao, nothing is better than embracing simplicity.”\n\nJEN FA-JUNG say, “In terms of practice, if people can be serene and natural, free themselves from desire, and put their minds at rest, their yin and yang breaths will come together on their own and penetrate every artery and organ. Inside their mouths, the saliva of sweet dew will appear spontaneously and nourish their whole body.”\n\nLU HUI-CHING says, “When a ruler acts, the first thing he does is institute names.”\n\nHSUN-TZU says, “Now that the sages are gone, names and reality have become confused” (Hsuntzu:2).\n\nTE-CH’ING says, “What is simple has no name. Once we make something, we give it a name. But name gives rise to name. Where does it end? Hence, Lao-tzu tells us to stop chasing names.”\n\nLI JUNG says, “The child who depends on its mother suffers no harm. Those who depend on the Tao encounter no trouble.”\n\nWU CH’ENG says, “The Tao has no name, but as Virtue it does. Thus, from nothing we get something. But Virtue is not far from the Tao. If we stop there, we can still go from something back to nothing and return to the Tao. Thus, the Tao is like the sea, and Virtue is like a stream, flowing back into the Tao.”\n\nLI HSI-CHAI says, “Although Heaven and Earth are high and low, they join together and send down sweet dew. No one makes them do so. And there is no one who does not benefit. Although the Tao separates into things, and each thing has a name, the Tao never abandons anything. Thus, the breath of rivers eventually reaches the sea, and the breath of the sea eventually reaches rivers.”\n\nLAO-TZU says, “The reason the sea can govern a hundred rivers / is because it has mastered being lower” (Taoteching: 66). ", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1495790788682977287/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/entities/urn:activity:1493235804976189454", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8662\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8662</a><br /><br />DAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — APRIL 13, 2023<br /><br />“Imagine a nebulous thing <br />here before Heaven and Earth <br />subtle and elusive <br />dwelling apart and unconstrained <br />it could be the mother of us all <br />not knowing its name <br />I call it the Tao <br />forced to describe it <br />I describe it as great <br />great means ever-flowing <br />ever-flowing means far-reaching <br />far-reaching means returning <br />the Tao is great <br />Heaven is great <br />Earth is great <br />the ruler is also great <br />the realm contains Four Greats <br />of which the ruler is but one <br />Humankind imitates Earth <br />Earth imitates Heaven <br />Heaven imitates the Tao <br />and the Tao imitates itself”<br /><br />-Lao-tzu-<br />(Taoteching, verse 25, translation by Red Pine)<br /><br />WU CH’ENG says, “‘Nebulous’ means complete and indivisible.”<br /><br />SU CH’E says, “The Tao is neither pure nor muddy, high nor low, past nor future, good nor bad. Its body is a nebulous whole. In Humankind it becomes our nature. It doesn’t know it exists, and yet it endures forever. And within it are created Heaven and Earth.”<br /><br />LI HSI-CHAI says, “It dwells apart but does not dwell apart. It goes everywhere but does not go anywhere. It’s the mother of the world, but it’s not the mother of the world.”<br /><br />SUNG CH’ANG-HSING says, “The Tao does not have a name of its own. We force names upon it. But we cannot find anything real in them. We would do better returning to the root from which we all began.”<br /><br />Standing beside a stream, CONFUCIUS sighed, “To be ever-flowing like this, not stopping day or night!” (Lunyu: 9.16).<br /><br />TS’AO TAO-CH’UNG says, “Although we say it’s far-reaching, it never gets far from itself. Hence, we say it’s returning.”<br /><br />HO-SHANG KUNG says, “The Tao is great because there is nothing it does not encompass. Heaven is great because there is nothing it does not cover. Earth is great because there is nothing it does not support. And the king is great because there is nothing he does not govern. Humankind should imitate Earth and be peaceful and pliant, plant and harvest its grains, dig and discover its springs, work without exhaustion and succeed without fuss. As for Earth imitating Heaven, Heaven is still and immutable. It gives without seeking a reward. It nourishes all creatures and takes nothing for itself. As for Heaven imitating the Tao, the Tao is silent and does not speak. It directs breath and essence unseen, and thus all things come to be. As for the Tao imitating itself, the nature of the Tao is to be itself. It does not imitate anything else.”<br /><br />WANG PI says, “If Humankind does not turn its back on Earth, it brings peace to all. Hence it imitates Earth. If Earth does not turn its back on Heaven it supports all. Hence, it imitates Heaven. If Heaven does not turn its back on the Tao, it covers all. Hence, it imitates the Tao. And if the Tao does not turn its back on itself, it realizes its nature. Hence, it imitates itself.”<br /><br />And RED PINE adds, “The character for ‘ruler’ (wang) shows three horizontal lines (Heaven, Humankind, Earth) connected by a single vertical line. Lao-tzu’s point is that the ruler, being only one of the four great powers of the world, should not be so presumptuous of his greatness, for he depends on the other three.” ", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1493235804976189454", "published": "2023-04-13T13:05:58+00:00", "source": { "content": "https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8662\n\nDAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — APRIL 13, 2023\n\n“Imagine a nebulous thing \nhere before Heaven and Earth \nsubtle and elusive \ndwelling apart and unconstrained \nit could be the mother of us all \nnot knowing its name \nI call it the Tao \nforced to describe it \nI describe it as great \ngreat means ever-flowing \never-flowing means far-reaching \nfar-reaching means returning \nthe Tao is great \nHeaven is great \nEarth is great \nthe ruler is also great \nthe realm contains Four Greats \nof which the ruler is but one \nHumankind imitates Earth \nEarth imitates Heaven \nHeaven imitates the Tao \nand the Tao imitates itself”\n\n-Lao-tzu-\n(Taoteching, verse 25, translation by Red Pine)\n\nWU CH’ENG says, “‘Nebulous’ means complete and indivisible.”\n\nSU CH’E says, “The Tao is neither pure nor muddy, high nor low, past nor future, good nor bad. Its body is a nebulous whole. In Humankind it becomes our nature. It doesn’t know it exists, and yet it endures forever. And within it are created Heaven and Earth.”\n\nLI HSI-CHAI says, “It dwells apart but does not dwell apart. It goes everywhere but does not go anywhere. It’s the mother of the world, but it’s not the mother of the world.”\n\nSUNG CH’ANG-HSING says, “The Tao does not have a name of its own. We force names upon it. But we cannot find anything real in them. We would do better returning to the root from which we all began.”\n\nStanding beside a stream, CONFUCIUS sighed, “To be ever-flowing like this, not stopping day or night!” (Lunyu: 9.16).\n\nTS’AO TAO-CH’UNG says, “Although we say it’s far-reaching, it never gets far from itself. Hence, we say it’s returning.”\n\nHO-SHANG KUNG says, “The Tao is great because there is nothing it does not encompass. Heaven is great because there is nothing it does not cover. Earth is great because there is nothing it does not support. And the king is great because there is nothing he does not govern. Humankind should imitate Earth and be peaceful and pliant, plant and harvest its grains, dig and discover its springs, work without exhaustion and succeed without fuss. As for Earth imitating Heaven, Heaven is still and immutable. It gives without seeking a reward. It nourishes all creatures and takes nothing for itself. As for Heaven imitating the Tao, the Tao is silent and does not speak. It directs breath and essence unseen, and thus all things come to be. As for the Tao imitating itself, the nature of the Tao is to be itself. It does not imitate anything else.”\n\nWANG PI says, “If Humankind does not turn its back on Earth, it brings peace to all. Hence it imitates Earth. If Earth does not turn its back on Heaven it supports all. Hence, it imitates Heaven. If Heaven does not turn its back on the Tao, it covers all. Hence, it imitates the Tao. And if the Tao does not turn its back on itself, it realizes its nature. Hence, it imitates itself.”\n\nAnd RED PINE adds, “The character for ‘ruler’ (wang) shows three horizontal lines (Heaven, Humankind, Earth) connected by a single vertical line. Lao-tzu’s point is that the ruler, being only one of the four great powers of the world, should not be so presumptuous of his greatness, for he depends on the other three.” ", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1493590588593803271/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/entities/urn:activity:1491737727350083593", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8650\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8650</a><br /><br />DAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — APRIL 9, 2023<br /><br />“The appearance of Empty Virtue<br />this is what comes from the Tao <br />the Tao as a thing <br />waxes and wanes <br />it waxes and wanes<br />but inside is an image <br />it wanes and waxes<br />but inside is a creature <br />it’s distant and dark <br />but inside is an essence<br />an essence that is real <br />inside which is a heart <br />throughout the ages<br />its name hasn’t changed <br />so we might follow our fathers <br />how do we know what our fathers were like <br />by means of this”<br /><br />-Lao-tzu-<br />(Taoteching, verse 21, translation by Red Pine)<br /><br />WANG PI says, “Only when we take emptiness as our virtue can our actions accord with the Tao.”<br /><br />SUNG CH’ANG-HSING says, “Sages have it. So does everyone else. But because others are selfish and attached, their virtue isn’t empty.”<br /><br />HUANG YUAN-CHI says, “Emptiness and the Tao are indivisible. Those who seek the Tao cannot find it except through emptiness. But formless emptiness is of no use to those who cultivate the Tao.”<br /><br />YEN LING-FENG says, “Virtue is the manifestation of the Way. The Way is what Virtue contains. Without the Way, Virtue would have no power. Without Virtue, the Way would have no appearance.”<br /><br />SU CH’E says, “The Tao has no form. Only when it changes into Virtue does it have an appearance. Hence, Virtue is the Tao’s visual aspect. The Tao neither exists nor does not exist. Hence, we say it waxes and wanes, while it remains in the dark unseen.”<br /><br />CH’ENG HSUAN-YING says, “The true Tao exists and yet does not exist. It does not exist and yet does not not exist. Lao-tzu says it waxes and wanes to stress that the Tao is not separate from things, and things are not separate from the Tao. Outside of the Tao, there are no things. And outside of things, there is no Tao.”<br /><br />WU CH’ENG says, “‘Inside’ refers to Virtue. ‘Image’ refers to the breath of something before it is born. ‘Creature’ refers to the form of something after it is born. ‘Distant and dark’ refers to the utter invisibility of the Tao.”<br /><br />CHANG TAO-LING says, “Essence is like water; the body is its embankment, and Virtue is its source. If the heart is not virtuous, or if there is no embankment, water disappears. The immortals of the past treasured their essence and lived, while people today lose their essence and die.”<br /><br />WANG P’ANG says, “Essence is where life and the body come from. Lao-tzu calls it ‘real’ because once things become subject to human fabrication, they lose their reality.”<br /><br />And RED PINE explains, “In China people trace their descent through their male parent. The male is visible, the female hidden. Lao-tzu is nourished by his mother (Tao) but follows his father (Te).” ", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1491737727350083593", "published": "2023-04-09T09:53:08+00:00", "source": { "content": "https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8650\n\nDAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — APRIL 9, 2023\n\n“The appearance of Empty Virtue\nthis is what comes from the Tao \nthe Tao as a thing \nwaxes and wanes \nit waxes and wanes\nbut inside is an image \nit wanes and waxes\nbut inside is a creature \nit’s distant and dark \nbut inside is an essence\nan essence that is real \ninside which is a heart \nthroughout the ages\nits name hasn’t changed \nso we might follow our fathers \nhow do we know what our fathers were like \nby means of this”\n\n-Lao-tzu-\n(Taoteching, verse 21, translation by Red Pine)\n\nWANG PI says, “Only when we take emptiness as our virtue can our actions accord with the Tao.”\n\nSUNG CH’ANG-HSING says, “Sages have it. So does everyone else. But because others are selfish and attached, their virtue isn’t empty.”\n\nHUANG YUAN-CHI says, “Emptiness and the Tao are indivisible. Those who seek the Tao cannot find it except through emptiness. But formless emptiness is of no use to those who cultivate the Tao.”\n\nYEN LING-FENG says, “Virtue is the manifestation of the Way. The Way is what Virtue contains. Without the Way, Virtue would have no power. Without Virtue, the Way would have no appearance.”\n\nSU CH’E says, “The Tao has no form. Only when it changes into Virtue does it have an appearance. Hence, Virtue is the Tao’s visual aspect. The Tao neither exists nor does not exist. Hence, we say it waxes and wanes, while it remains in the dark unseen.”\n\nCH’ENG HSUAN-YING says, “The true Tao exists and yet does not exist. It does not exist and yet does not not exist. Lao-tzu says it waxes and wanes to stress that the Tao is not separate from things, and things are not separate from the Tao. Outside of the Tao, there are no things. And outside of things, there is no Tao.”\n\nWU CH’ENG says, “‘Inside’ refers to Virtue. ‘Image’ refers to the breath of something before it is born. ‘Creature’ refers to the form of something after it is born. ‘Distant and dark’ refers to the utter invisibility of the Tao.”\n\nCHANG TAO-LING says, “Essence is like water; the body is its embankment, and Virtue is its source. If the heart is not virtuous, or if there is no embankment, water disappears. The immortals of the past treasured their essence and lived, while people today lose their essence and die.”\n\nWANG P’ANG says, “Essence is where life and the body come from. Lao-tzu calls it ‘real’ because once things become subject to human fabrication, they lose their reality.”\n\nAnd RED PINE explains, “In China people trace their descent through their male parent. The male is visible, the female hidden. Lao-tzu is nourished by his mother (Tao) but follows his father (Te).” ", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1491783914950234131/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1129601095304224778/entities/urn:activity:1490915254832467972", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1129601095304224778", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1490915254832467972\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1490915254832467972</a>", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1129601095304224778/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1490915254832467972", "published": "2023-04-07T10:33:00+00:00", "attachment": [ { "type": "Document", "url": "https://cdn.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1490914956395155462/xlarge/", "mediaType": "image/jpeg", "height": 649, "width": 581 } ], "source": { "content": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1490915254832467972", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1491034107545653262/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1129601095304224778", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/entities/urn:activity:1489953058677854220", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8635\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8635</a><br /><br />DAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — APRIL 4, 2023<br /><br />“Keeping emptiness as their limit <br />and stillness as their center <br />ten thousand things rise <br />we watch them return <br />creatures without number <br />return to their roots <br />returning to their roots they are still <br />being still they revive <br />reviving they endure <br />knowing how to endure is wisdom <br />not knowing is to suffer in vain <br />knowing how to endure is to yield <br />to yield is to be impartial <br />to be impartial is to be the ruler <br />the ruler is Heaven <br />Heaven is the Way <br />and the Way is long life <br />a life without trouble”<br /><br />-Lao-tzu-<br />(Taoteching, verse 16, translation by Red Pine)<br /><br />SUNG CH’ANG-HSING says, “Emptiness is the Way of Heaven. Stillness is the Way of Earth. There is nothing that is not endowed with these. And everything rises by means of them.”<br /><br />LU HUI-CH’ING says, “What is meant here by emptiness is not utter emptiness but the absence of fullness. And what is meant by stillness is not complete stillness but everything unconsciously returning to its roots.”<br /><br />HUANG YUAN-CHI says, “Heaven has its fulcrum, people have their ancestors, and plants have their roots. And where are these roots? They are where things begin but have not yet begun, namely, the Dark Gate. If you want to cultivate the Great Way but don’t know where this entrance is, your efforts will be in vain.”<br /><br />SU CH’E says, “We all rise from our nature and return to our nature, just as flowers and leaves rise from their roots and return to their roots, or just as waves rise from a river and return to the river. If you don’t return to your nature, even if you still your actions and your thoughts, you won’t be still. Heaven and Earth, mountains and rivers might be great, but none of them endures. Only what returns to its nature becomes still and enduring, while what does not return to its nature is at the mercy of others and cannot escape.”<br /><br />CH’ENG HSUAN-YING says, “Those who embrace all things and are impartial and selfless become great examples to others, who thus turn to them as their rulers.”<br /><br />TE-CH’ING says, “To know what truly endures is to know that Heaven and Earth share the same root, that the ten thousand things share one body, and that there is no difference between self and others. Those who cultivate this within themselves become sages, while those who practice this in the world become rulers. Rulers become rulers by following the Way of Heaven. And Heaven becomes Heaven by following the Tao. And the Tao becomes the Tao by lasting forever.”<br /><br />HO-SHANG KUNG says, “To know the unchanging course of the Way is to be free of passion and desire and to yield. To yield is to be free of self-interest. To be free of self-interest is to rule the world. To rule the world is to merge your virtue with that of Heaven. And to merge your virtue with that of Heaven is to be one with the Way. If you can do this, you will last as long as Heaven and Earth and live without trouble.”<br /><br />LI JUNG says, “Sages enjoy life without limits.”<br /><br />And RED PINE adds, “Our knowledge is the knowledge of twigs. Lao-tzu’s knowledge is the knowledge of roots.” ", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1489953058677854220", "published": "2023-04-04T11:41:30+00:00", "source": { "content": "https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8635\n\nDAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — APRIL 4, 2023\n\n“Keeping emptiness as their limit \nand stillness as their center \nten thousand things rise \nwe watch them return \ncreatures without number \nreturn to their roots \nreturning to their roots they are still \nbeing still they revive \nreviving they endure \nknowing how to endure is wisdom \nnot knowing is to suffer in vain \nknowing how to endure is to yield \nto yield is to be impartial \nto be impartial is to be the ruler \nthe ruler is Heaven \nHeaven is the Way \nand the Way is long life \na life without trouble”\n\n-Lao-tzu-\n(Taoteching, verse 16, translation by Red Pine)\n\nSUNG CH’ANG-HSING says, “Emptiness is the Way of Heaven. Stillness is the Way of Earth. There is nothing that is not endowed with these. And everything rises by means of them.”\n\nLU HUI-CH’ING says, “What is meant here by emptiness is not utter emptiness but the absence of fullness. And what is meant by stillness is not complete stillness but everything unconsciously returning to its roots.”\n\nHUANG YUAN-CHI says, “Heaven has its fulcrum, people have their ancestors, and plants have their roots. And where are these roots? They are where things begin but have not yet begun, namely, the Dark Gate. If you want to cultivate the Great Way but don’t know where this entrance is, your efforts will be in vain.”\n\nSU CH’E says, “We all rise from our nature and return to our nature, just as flowers and leaves rise from their roots and return to their roots, or just as waves rise from a river and return to the river. If you don’t return to your nature, even if you still your actions and your thoughts, you won’t be still. Heaven and Earth, mountains and rivers might be great, but none of them endures. Only what returns to its nature becomes still and enduring, while what does not return to its nature is at the mercy of others and cannot escape.”\n\nCH’ENG HSUAN-YING says, “Those who embrace all things and are impartial and selfless become great examples to others, who thus turn to them as their rulers.”\n\nTE-CH’ING says, “To know what truly endures is to know that Heaven and Earth share the same root, that the ten thousand things share one body, and that there is no difference between self and others. Those who cultivate this within themselves become sages, while those who practice this in the world become rulers. Rulers become rulers by following the Way of Heaven. And Heaven becomes Heaven by following the Tao. And the Tao becomes the Tao by lasting forever.”\n\nHO-SHANG KUNG says, “To know the unchanging course of the Way is to be free of passion and desire and to yield. To yield is to be free of self-interest. To be free of self-interest is to rule the world. To rule the world is to merge your virtue with that of Heaven. And to merge your virtue with that of Heaven is to be one with the Way. If you can do this, you will last as long as Heaven and Earth and live without trouble.”\n\nLI JUNG says, “Sages enjoy life without limits.”\n\nAnd RED PINE adds, “Our knowledge is the knowledge of twigs. Lao-tzu’s knowledge is the knowledge of roots.” ", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1490296633697505282/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/953379259525636099/entities/urn:activity:1486845181499019277", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/953379259525636099", "content": "I could not possibly think of a more accurate prognostication. <br /><br />Everywhere I look I see broken people with no capacity for critical thinking or logic wondering around with their faces glued to the screens of a handheld phone...<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&amp;t=all&amp;q=massawakening\" title=\"#massawakening\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#massawakening</a> <br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&amp;t=all&amp;q=pureblood\" title=\"#pureblood\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#pureblood</a> ", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/953379259525636099/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1486845181499019277", "published": "2023-03-26T21:51:54+00:00", "attachment": [ { "type": "Document", "url": "https://cdn.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1486845079371911172/xlarge/", "mediaType": "image/jpeg", "height": 402, "width": 828 } ], "source": { "content": "I could not possibly think of a more accurate prognostication. \n\nEverywhere I look I see broken people with no capacity for critical thinking or logic wondering around with their faces glued to the screens of a handheld phone...\n\n#massawakening \n#pureblood ", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1487399867335577613/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/953379259525636099", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1129601095304224778/entities/urn:activity:1479341857514197011", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1129601095304224778", "content": "WE ARE ONE - PURE INTENTION WILL SET US FREE<br />...............................................<br /><br />LIVING CLEAN GROUP :<br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/groups/profile/1165910758624018432\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.minds.com/groups/profile/1165910758624018432</a><br />", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1129601095304224778/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1479341857514197011", "published": "2023-03-06T08:00:00+00:00", "attachment": [ { "type": "Document", "url": "https://www.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1479341688538271745/xlarge/?jwtsig=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJleHAiOjE3NDg3MzYwMDAsInVyaSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pbmRzLmNvbS9mcy92MS90aHVtYm5haWwvMTQ3OTM0MTY4ODUzODI3MTc0NS94bGFyZ2UvIiwidXNlcl9ndWlkIjpudWxsfQ.it4a8fBEL1H3pV17OSJubj2DRXpr7747nbLtAn23E-U", "mediaType": "image/jpeg", "height": 730, "width": 577 } ], "source": { "content": "WE ARE ONE - PURE INTENTION WILL SET US FREE\n...............................................\n\nLIVING CLEAN GROUP :\nhttps://www.minds.com/groups/profile/1165910758624018432\n", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": 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"https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "content": "<a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/seymourhersh/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream?r=16e6vo&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.substack.com/pub/seymourhersh/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream?r=16e6vo&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web</a>", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1475824298852618243", "published": "2023-02-24T11:58:51+00:00", "source": { "content": "https://open.substack.com/pub/seymourhersh/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream?r=16e6vo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1475824298852618243/activity" }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/551693450815217672/entities/urn:activity:1440849813179469827", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/551693450815217672", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&amp;t=all&amp;q=WeAreAllOne\" title=\"#WeAreAllOne\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#WeAreAllOne</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&amp;t=all&amp;q=DontMessWithThe99perCent\" title=\"#DontMessWithThe99perCent\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#DontMessWithThe99perCent</a>", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/551693450815217672/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1440849813179469827", "published": "2022-11-19T23:42:44+00:00", "attachment": [ { "type": "Document", "url": "https://cdn.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1440849789854945287/xlarge/", "mediaType": "image/jpeg", "height": 1024, "width": 1024 } ], "source": { "content": "#WeAreAllOne\n#DontMessWithThe99perCent", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1474732141345509389/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/551693450815217672", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/entities/urn:activity:1468925043319771140", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8461\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8461</a><br /><br />DAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — FEBRUARY 5, 2023<br /><br />“Of those that became one in the past<br />Heaven became one and was clear <br />Earth became one and was still <br />spirits became one and were active <br />valleys became one and were full <br />kings became one and ruled the world <br />but from this we can infer<br />Heaven would crack if it were always clear <br />Earth would crumble if it were always still <br />spirits would dissipate if they were always active <br />valleys would dry up if they were always full<br />kings would fall if they were always high and noble <br />and the high is founded on the low <br />thus do kings refer to themselves <br />as orphaned widowed and destitute<br />but this isn’t the basis of humility <br />counting a carriage as no carriage at all <br />not wanting to clink like jade<br />they clunk like rocks”<br /><br />-Lao-tzu-<br />(Taoteching, verse 39, translation by Red Pine)<br /><br />WANG PI says, “One is the beginning of numbers and the end of things. All things become complete when they become one. But once they become complete, they leave oneness behind and focus on being complete. And by focusing on being complete, they lose their mother. Hence, they crack, they crumble, they dissipate, they dry up, and they fall. As long as they have their mother, they can preserve their form. But their mother has no form.”<br /><br />HO-SHANG KUNG says, “It’s because Heaven becomes one that it graces the sky with constellations and light. It’s because Earth becomes one that it remains still and immovable. It’s because spirits become one that they change shape without becoming visible. It’s because valleys become one that they never stop filling up. It’s because kings become one that they pacify the world. But Heaven must move between yin and yang, between night and day. It can’t only be clear and bright. Earth must include high and low, hard and soft, and the five-fold stages of breath. Spirits must have periods of quiescence. They can’t only be active. Valleys must also be empty and dry. They can’t only be full. And kings must humble themselves and never stop seeking worthy people to assist them. They can’t only lord it over others. If they do, they fall from power and lose their thrones.”<br /><br />CHENG LIANG-SHU says, “In ancient times, kings used carriages as metaphors for the wealth and size of their kingdoms. To refer to one’s carriages as no carriages was an expression of self-deprecation.”<br /><br />SU CH’E says, “Oneness dwells in the noble, but it is not noble. Oneness dwells in the humble, but it is not humble. Oneness is not like the luster of jade (so noble it cannot be humble) or the coarseness of rock (so humble it cannot be noble).”<br /><br />And RED PINE reminds us, “One is the number between zero and two.” This is to remind us we need to move between zero and two, yin and yang, to be one. ", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1468925043319771140", "published": "2023-02-05T11:03:41+00:00", "source": { "content": "https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8461\n\nDAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — FEBRUARY 5, 2023\n\n“Of those that became one in the past\nHeaven became one and was clear \nEarth became one and was still \nspirits became one and were active \nvalleys became one and were full \nkings became one and ruled the world \nbut from this we can infer\nHeaven would crack if it were always clear \nEarth would crumble if it were always still \nspirits would dissipate if they were always active \nvalleys would dry up if they were always full\nkings would fall if they were always high and noble \nand the high is founded on the low \nthus do kings refer to themselves \nas orphaned widowed and destitute\nbut this isn’t the basis of humility \ncounting a carriage as no carriage at all \nnot wanting to clink like jade\nthey clunk like rocks”\n\n-Lao-tzu-\n(Taoteching, verse 39, translation by Red Pine)\n\nWANG PI says, “One is the beginning of numbers and the end of things. All things become complete when they become one. But once they become complete, they leave oneness behind and focus on being complete. And by focusing on being complete, they lose their mother. Hence, they crack, they crumble, they dissipate, they dry up, and they fall. As long as they have their mother, they can preserve their form. But their mother has no form.”\n\nHO-SHANG KUNG says, “It’s because Heaven becomes one that it graces the sky with constellations and light. It’s because Earth becomes one that it remains still and immovable. It’s because spirits become one that they change shape without becoming visible. It’s because valleys become one that they never stop filling up. It’s because kings become one that they pacify the world. But Heaven must move between yin and yang, between night and day. It can’t only be clear and bright. Earth must include high and low, hard and soft, and the five-fold stages of breath. Spirits must have periods of quiescence. They can’t only be active. Valleys must also be empty and dry. They can’t only be full. And kings must humble themselves and never stop seeking worthy people to assist them. They can’t only lord it over others. If they do, they fall from power and lose their thrones.”\n\nCHENG LIANG-SHU says, “In ancient times, kings used carriages as metaphors for the wealth and size of their kingdoms. To refer to one’s carriages as no carriages was an expression of self-deprecation.”\n\nSU CH’E says, “Oneness dwells in the noble, but it is not noble. Oneness dwells in the humble, but it is not humble. Oneness is not like the luster of jade (so noble it cannot be humble) or the coarseness of rock (so humble it cannot be noble).”\n\nAnd RED PINE reminds us, “One is the number between zero and two.” This is to remind us we need to move between zero and two, yin and yang, to be one. ", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1468951358567616529/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] }, { "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/entities/urn:activity:1460631979316744207", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8392\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8392</a><br /><br />DAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — JANUARY 13, 2023<br /><br />“Keeping emptiness as their limit <br />and stillness as their center <br />ten thousand things rise <br />we watch them return <br />creatures without number <br />return to their roots <br />returning to their roots they are still <br />being still they revive <br />reviving they endure <br />knowing how to endure is wisdom <br />not knowing is to suffer in vain <br />knowing how to endure is to yield <br />to yield is to be impartial <br />to be impartial is to be the ruler <br />the ruler is Heaven <br />Heaven is the Way <br />and the Way is long life <br />a life without trouble”<br /><br />-Lao-tzu-<br />(Taoteching, verse 16, translation by Red Pine)<br /><br />SUNG CH’ANG-HSING says, “Emptiness is the Way of Heaven. Stillness is the Way of Earth. There is nothing that is not endowed with these. And everything rises by means of them.”<br /><br />LU HUI-CH’ING says, “What is meant here by emptiness is not utter emptiness but the absence of fullness. And what is meant by stillness is not complete stillness but everything unconsciously returning to its roots.”<br /><br />HUANG YUAN-CHI says, “Heaven has its fulcrum, people have their ancestors, and plants have their roots. And where are these roots? They are where things begin but have not yet begun, namely, the Dark Gate. If you want to cultivate the Great Way but don’t know where this entrance is, your efforts will be in vain.”<br /><br />SU CH’E says, “We all rise from our nature and return to our nature, just as flowers and leaves rise from their roots and return to their roots, or just as waves rise from a river and return to the river. If you don’t return to your nature, even if you still your actions and your thoughts, you won’t be still. Heaven and Earth, mountains and rivers might be great, but none of them endures. Only what returns to its nature becomes still and enduring, while what does not return to its nature is at the mercy of others and cannot escape.”<br /><br />CH’ENG HSUAN-YING says, “Those who embrace all things and are impartial and selfless become great examples to others, who thus turn to them as their rulers.”<br /><br />TE-CH’ING says, “To know what truly endures is to know that Heaven and Earth share the same root, that the ten thousand things share one body, and that there is no difference between self and others. Those who cultivate this within themselves become sages, while those who practice this in the world become rulers. Rulers become rulers by following the Way of Heaven. And Heaven becomes Heaven by following the Tao. And the Tao becomes the Tao by lasting forever.”<br /><br />HO-SHANG KUNG says, “To know the unchanging course of the Way is to be free of passion and desire and to yield. To yield is to be free of self-interest. To be free of self-interest is to rule the world. To rule the world is to merge your virtue with that of Heaven. And to merge your virtue with that of Heaven is to be one with the Way. If you can do this, you will last as long as Heaven and Earth and live without trouble.”<br /><br />LI JUNG says, “Sages enjoy life without limits.”<br /><br />And RED PINE adds, “Our knowledge is the knowledge of twigs. Lao-tzu’s knowledge is the knowledge of roots.” ", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1460631979316744207", "published": "2023-01-13T13:50:00+00:00", "source": { "content": "https://www.libertariantaoist.com/?p=8392\n\nDAILY SELECTIONS FROM LAO-TZU’S TAO TE CHING — JANUARY 13, 2023\n\n“Keeping emptiness as their limit \nand stillness as their center \nten thousand things rise \nwe watch them return \ncreatures without number \nreturn to their roots \nreturning to their roots they are still \nbeing still they revive \nreviving they endure \nknowing how to endure is wisdom \nnot knowing is to suffer in vain \nknowing how to endure is to yield \nto yield is to be impartial \nto be impartial is to be the ruler \nthe ruler is Heaven \nHeaven is the Way \nand the Way is long life \na life without trouble”\n\n-Lao-tzu-\n(Taoteching, verse 16, translation by Red Pine)\n\nSUNG CH’ANG-HSING says, “Emptiness is the Way of Heaven. Stillness is the Way of Earth. There is nothing that is not endowed with these. And everything rises by means of them.”\n\nLU HUI-CH’ING says, “What is meant here by emptiness is not utter emptiness but the absence of fullness. And what is meant by stillness is not complete stillness but everything unconsciously returning to its roots.”\n\nHUANG YUAN-CHI says, “Heaven has its fulcrum, people have their ancestors, and plants have their roots. And where are these roots? They are where things begin but have not yet begun, namely, the Dark Gate. If you want to cultivate the Great Way but don’t know where this entrance is, your efforts will be in vain.”\n\nSU CH’E says, “We all rise from our nature and return to our nature, just as flowers and leaves rise from their roots and return to their roots, or just as waves rise from a river and return to the river. If you don’t return to your nature, even if you still your actions and your thoughts, you won’t be still. Heaven and Earth, mountains and rivers might be great, but none of them endures. Only what returns to its nature becomes still and enduring, while what does not return to its nature is at the mercy of others and cannot escape.”\n\nCH’ENG HSUAN-YING says, “Those who embrace all things and are impartial and selfless become great examples to others, who thus turn to them as their rulers.”\n\nTE-CH’ING says, “To know what truly endures is to know that Heaven and Earth share the same root, that the ten thousand things share one body, and that there is no difference between self and others. Those who cultivate this within themselves become sages, while those who practice this in the world become rulers. Rulers become rulers by following the Way of Heaven. And Heaven becomes Heaven by following the Tao. And the Tao becomes the Tao by lasting forever.”\n\nHO-SHANG KUNG says, “To know the unchanging course of the Way is to be free of passion and desire and to yield. To yield is to be free of self-interest. To be free of self-interest is to rule the world. To rule the world is to merge your virtue with that of Heaven. And to merge your virtue with that of Heaven is to be one with the Way. If you can do this, you will last as long as Heaven and Earth and live without trouble.”\n\nLI JUNG says, “Sages enjoy life without limits.”\n\nAnd RED PINE adds, “Our knowledge is the knowledge of twigs. Lao-tzu’s knowledge is the knowledge of roots.” ", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/entities/urn:activity:1460957951467458561/activity", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/779127442815066120", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/followers" ] } ], "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/outbox", "partOf": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1150011066789404681/outboxoutbox" }