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Looking very good and thanks for the compliment It's been 4 years now so I probably should update mine lol
Looking very good and thanks for the compliment It's been 4 years now so I probably should update mine lol
haha! then ssssh! don't tell me how they look!
Cody Pitt said:Good story Katie!! But I have seen the back of your head. Your dreads are looking so good. They fit you so well
Okay so now I am about 6 weeks in and here are some new pics:
To paraphrase Mark Twain(I think...): It's better to not speak and let people think you are stupid than to speak and remove all doubt.
Cody Pitt said:Thats really good. It reminds me of a quote in the Tao Te Ching. I don't know it word for word but it's something like this. "A wise man does not speak, an unwise man speaks". A wise man does not need to speak to be wise learning his knowledge through his actions and life experiences. An unwise man speaks pretending to know knowledge as he has yet to learn from his actions and life experiences. For some reason your understanding reminded me of this so I thought I would put it up
Spider Feet said:I'd see it as saying that there is no real way to know what you are going to confront in your life or how you react until you come to it and that wisdom through whatever situations you come across in life is more important than knowledge.
I'd see it as saying that there is no real way to know what you are going to confront in your life or how you react until you come to it and that wisdom through whatever situations you come across in life is more important than knowledge.
Thanks for responding!!
In this particular case i don't think he is referring to THE Way as in "Dao" because of the context of the quote... but that is how i first interpreted it as well.
This is more in the context of Zhuangzi, too.. not Laozi (i totally recommend reading Zhuangzi if you haven't. Very interesting stuff.
I may post my paper on here once i have finished it. I was mostly just looking for interesting discussion, not necessarily answers Daoism presents itself as being fairly open to interpretation. Thanks for indulging!
Cody Pitt said:Don't know if I can help but I have studied taoism through kung fu training. I had to read Lau Tse interpretations on the Tao Te Ching or The Way. It is a very interesting philosophy. But no way you can truely live the life of a taoist in this time and age. You are right is practiced through non action but also being neutral. You can't be too passive but you can't be too interfering or aggressive. If I am not making any sense it's because I have not studied this for a long time. "A way is made by walking it" I think he is referring to way as The Way. To understand The Way you must walk it or live by it. The Way was created by Mother. Mother is the creator of everything. Also it could mean we choose are own path. We are guided by our choices down a path making it our way. Or as simple as a way is created just by walking. Like you making a way in the forest by walking off the trail. Anyways heres some thoughts for you. Like I have said I haven't been studying it for a long time so I might not be very helpful.