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"When the Shoe Fits" by Chuang Tzu

Chu’i the draftsman

could draw more perfect circles freehand

than with a compass.

His fingers brought forth

spontaneous forms from nowhere.

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"The Empty Boat" by Chuang Tzu

Who can free himself of achievement and fame

Then descend and be lost

Amidst the masses of men?

He will flow like Tao, unseen…

He will go about like life itself,

With no name and no home.

Wisdom2be 10/10/23 Wisdom2be 10/10/23

"Half-Enlightened Masters" (from Hua Hu Ching - Reading 80) by Brian Browne Walker

The world is full of

half-enlightened masters.

Overly clever,

too "sensitive" to live in the real world,

they surround themselves with selfish pleasures

and bestow their grandiose teachings

upon the unwary.

Wisdom2be 7/10/22 Wisdom2be 7/10/22

"Man Of Tao" — Author Unknown

A student once asked, "What is the difference between a Man of Tao and a little man?"

The Zen Master replied, "It is simple. When the little man becomes a student, he can hardly wait to run home and shout at the top of his voice to tell everyone.

Wisdom2be 5/22/22 Wisdom2be 5/22/22

FORCE by Deng Ming Dao

A sword is never sheathed

Until it has tasted blood.

A good swordsman

Is seldom seen with a sword.

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“Horses” by Lieh Tzu

Duke Mu of Ch’in said to Po-lo:

‘You are getting on in years. Is there anyone in your family whom I can send to find me horses?’

‘A good horse can be identified by its shape and look, its bone and muscle. But the great horses of the world might be extinct, vanished, perished, lost; such horses raise no dust and leave no tracks…

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“Crazy Tuan-mu Shu” from Lieh-tzu (this rendition) by Solala Towler

Tuanmu Shu had inherited his family fortune, said to be worth ten thousand pieces of gold. He never had to work and lived in a fabulous mansion, surrounded with gardens, lakes, terraces, and pavilions. His food and clothing, as well as that of his various wives and concubines, were of the finest quality. He went wherever he wished, traveling far and wide, collecting treasures and exploring anything that he became interested in.

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“A Taoist Priest” (a Zen Poem) - found in ‘Tao of Jeet Kune Do’ by Bruce Lee

“The empty-mindedness of chi sao applies to all activities we may perform, such as dancing. If the dancer has any idea at all of displaying his art well, he ceases to be a good dancer, for his mind stops with every movement he goes through. In all things, it is important to forget your mind and become one with the work at hand. When the mind is tied up, it feels inhibited in every move it makes and nothing will be accomplished with any sense of spontaneity. The wheel revolves when it is not too tightly attached to the axle. When it is too tight, it will never move on. As the Zen saying goes: