Reading the Tao Te Ching
I find I have a special appreciation for the leisure that Sunday brings. On this Sunday evening I happened to run across my roommate’s copy of Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the Tao Te Ching. I decided to flip through the pages and found this excellent quote:
When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
I think this ties in well with my recent readings on geishas.
I am also a fan of this passage:
Practice not-doing,
and everything will fall into place.
Of course, I’m finding this difficult to understand as I juggle between my classes and serving coffee at work. I like the idea life will flow and exist with purpose but without pressure and one must surrender to “not-doing.” I just don’t see how I can manage “not-doing” at this time in my life. Perhaps the “not-doing” will have to wait till later.
When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
I think this ties in well with my recent readings on geishas.
I am also a fan of this passage:
Practice not-doing,
and everything will fall into place.
Of course, I’m finding this difficult to understand as I juggle between my classes and serving coffee at work. I like the idea life will flow and exist with purpose but without pressure and one must surrender to “not-doing.” I just don’t see how I can manage “not-doing” at this time in my life. Perhaps the “not-doing” will have to wait till later.
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