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Hi Rich: This is off list but as my dicipline is taichi I have this on my

living room wall beside the taiji symbol. This is my understanding of the

Tao.

--

The way is empty, yet use will not drain it.

Deep, it is like the ancestor of the myriad creatures.

Blunt the sharpness;

untangle the knots;

Soften the glare;

Let your wheels move only along old ruts.

Darkly visible, it only seems as if it were there.

I know not whose son it is.

It images the forefather of God.

 

~~Lao Tsu from the Tao te Ching.

P.S. I think the the dhow used in Lena's response was phonetic bacause it is

pronounced, [ Dao de Jing ]

 

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rusty

 

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" Rich Sachs " <seconaphim

<rawfood >

Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:28 PM

[Raw Food] Re: Lena's response

 

 

> dhow ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dou)

> n. Nautical

> Any of various lateen-rigged sailing vessels, typically having a

> raised poop, a raked stem, and one or two masts, used along the

> coasts of the Indian Ocean.

>

> I think you meant Tao.

>

> Tao ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dou, tou)

> n.

> In Taoism, the basic, eternal principle of the universe that

> transcends reality and is the source of being, non-being, and change.

> In Confucianism, the right manner of human activity and virtuous

> conduct seen as stemming from universal criteria and ideals governing

> right, wrong, and other categories of existence.

>

> But the journey can't be more interesting than the destination, but

> it's ok.

>

> rawfood , " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner@e...>

> wrote:

> > Rich,

> >

> > Dare I echo your sentiments.

> >

> > I have been through many phases and periods which include nearly

> all the

> > mistakes possible.

> >

> > Eating raw seems a way as in " Dhow " to me - I think the journey is

> more

> > interesting than the destination.

> >

> > 'Nuff said on philosophy.

> >

> > Peter