Message #1958 - TAO_STUDY Date: 06-13-96 16:18 From: Pat Haynes To: All Subject: #39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @TID: IMAIL-386 1.75+ MM2 @MSGID: 93:9670/0.0 31c093a0 Stephen Mitchell translation. "In harmony with the Tao, the sky is clear and spacious, the earth is solid and full, all creatures flourish together, content with the way they are, endlessly repeating themselves, endlessly renewed. When man interferes with the Tao, the sky becomes filthy, the earth becomes depleted, the equilibrium crumbles, creatures become extinct. The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao, as rugged and common as stone." Commentary: 'lets himself be shaped by the Tao'; As a piece of marble lets itself be shaped by the sculptor, so that the statue inside can be revealed. Hammer and chisel are necessary agents. Ouch." It seems to me that this chapter is *very* relevant to our time. Wisdom is ageless? L&J --Pat-- --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Casa De La Luz BBS * Alamogordo NM * (93:9670/0) @PATH: 9670/0 9000/0 9004/0