The Rambling Taoist

from Verse One Hundred Fifty-Six The people are to a ruler as a foundation of a citadel, as the roots of a tree. If the roots are deep, the...

from Verse One-Hundred Fifty-Six Laws are originated to assist justice; to take laws so seriously that justice is abandoned is to value the ...

Over the past two months I've added quite a few new links to the Taoist Wanderers section in the right sidebar. So, I'll introduce...

As we look around our world, we tend to forget that we don't see things as they are, but rather as we are. We can use the world as a mir...

from Verse One Hundred Fifty-Five The Way is such that it is possible to go ahead by retreating, possible to be honored by maintaining flexi...

from Verse One Hundred Fifty-Five Those who are born into nobility become arrogant, those who are born into riches become extravagant. Ther...

from Verse One Hundred Fifty-Five Superior people look into realities and do not believe words of slander. When rulers have erred, minister...

from Verse One Hundred Fifty-Five Sages are comfortable in poverty, enjoying the Way. They do not harm life by craving and do not burden th...

The source of all power is within yourself. Although external circumstances may occasionally hamper you, true movement comes solely from wi...

from Verse One Hundred Fifty-Five Those whose virtue exceeds their rank are honored; those whose salary exceeds their virtue are accursed. ...

"What I know, I have to train for in life. Can't be just say it, and read it in some book. No way how to tell what I know. Just ...

from Verse One Hundred Fifty-Five A man cannot outrun a swift horse, but if the horse were put into a cart it could not outrun a man. There...

For those of you who live in a mid to large city, there are routine noises and sounds that form the backdrop of your everyday life. If you ...

Metaphysical totalitarianism of any kind stifles the freedom we have as human beings. It is not acceptable to have a religion where the alt...

from Verse One Hundred Fifty-Five Words and actions are opposed to each other, feelings and appearances contradict each other. ~ Wen-tzu: Un...

Before we leave behind the subject of poop -- I sure hope no one accidentally steps in it -- I thought it would interesting to explore some ...

Carrying on from my previous post, Life is Crap! , it often boggles my mind why the subject of excrement is considered so out-of-bounds. It...

How's that for an attention-getting title? I often think of rather odd things in the wee hours of the morning! As I rubbed the sleepine...

Being spiritual means not taking things for granted. Quite the opposite, you remember how everything that comes to you fits into an overall...

Yesterday (Wednesday) an animal trainer was killed by an orca at SeaWorld in Florida. While my heart certainly goes out to the woman's...