Sunday, August 27, 2006

From the Tao Te Ching...



The wise are heard
through their silence,
always self-full through selflessness.

—Lao Tzu
Trans. by Ralph Alan Dale

Saturday, August 26, 2006

From the Tao Te Ching...



Countless words
count less
than the silent balance
between yin and yang.

--Lao Tzu
Trans. by Ralph Alan Dale

Thursday, August 24, 2006

From the Tao Te Ching...

Nigilla seedpods and Pansies 2005
The wise
teach without telling
allow without commanding,
have without possessing,
care without claiming.

--Lao Tzu
Trans. by Ralph Alan Dale