Ashes come from burning. Read more
Wide
I Always Get the Wrong End
Every stick has two ends. Read more
A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour. Read more
No salt, no sugar. Read more
Drowned Out By the Din of Life
All day and night, music, a quiet, bright reedsong. If it fades, we fade. Read more
You Can Never Have Too Much
Pale sunlight, pale the wall. Love moves away. The light changes. I need more grace than I thought. Read more
This Wandering
Gamble everything for love, if you’re a true human being. If not, leave this gathering. Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at mean-spirited roadhouses. Read more
Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily Life is But a Dream
In a boat down a fast-running creek, it feels like trees on the bank are rushing by. What seems to be changing around us is rather the speed of our craft leaving this world. Read more
The Big Bowl
The Tao is like an empty bowl, Which in being used can never be filled up, Fathomless, it seems to be the origin of all things. It blunts all sharp edges, It unties all tangles, It harmonizes all lights, It unites the world into one whole. Hidden in the deeps, Yet it seems to exist […] Read more
Non-Ado
By not exalting the talented you will cause the people to cease from rivalry and contention. By not prizing goods hard to get, you will cause the people to cease from robbing and stealing. By not displaying what is desirable, you will cause the people’s hearts to remain undisturbed. Therefore, the Sage’s way of governing […] Read more