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Distinction & Transformation

October 3, 2019 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

Chuang Tzu

"Once upon a time, I, Zhuangzi, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhuangzi. Soon I awakened, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man. …

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The Tenth Man

April 3, 2018 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

golden flower

There’s a lovely story – known as the parable of the tenth man – used to illustrate our propensity to overlook what’s most obvious. The inimitable Wei Wu Wei has even used it as the title of one of his books: The Tenth Man. The tale is typically attributed to the Upanishads, though I’ve yet to find a specific citation, so perhaps this part of it is apocryphal? In any case, for those who aren’t …

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Like The Living

February 5, 2018 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

Sunlight between cloud layers

Meditation on the Wen-Fu When the Heavenly Arrow is at its fleetest and sharpest, what confusion is there that cannot be brought to order? Lu Chi speaks of the heavenly arrow and the sky parts. Quietly: not with the flourish of trumpets, nor with the clang of bronze doors thrown back, nor with the velvet pomp of the lifting curtain -- but with the almost invisible shift of a cloud that …

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Pure Thought = Pure Action

April 10, 2017 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

Runner Sky In The Zone

This from Wei Wu Wei (via The Tenth Man - The Great Joke Which Made Lazarus Laugh): Thought as Action Action is a demonstration of thought. Action, being the exterioration of thought, Dualistic thought demonstrates as volitional action. Action that is the exterioration of thought is volitional action. Such thought, and its demonstration in action, are effects of split-mind and they …

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Really?

March 31, 2017 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

Klay Thompson with Toaster

Klay Thompson & Toaster In recent times, with a world gazing in disbelief as a nation’s tweeter-in-chief gets toasted – left and right – an image such as this can so effortlessly become archetypal: Klay Thompson – Jedi sharpshooter; cool as the other side of the pillow; perpetual downloader of 39-point quarters and all other manner of galactic excellence – gazes long and hard, as if to …

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Highest Virtue

February 10, 2017 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

Yin Yang Scale of Justice

The highest virtue is to act without a sense of self The highest kindness is to give without a condition The highest justice is to see without a preference When Tao is lost one must learn the rules of virtue When virtue is lost, the rules of kindness When kindness is lost, the rules of justice When justice is lost, the rules of conduct - Laozi, Daodejing verse 38 (trans. Jonathan …

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