LAO ZI / leçons du Tao..[with translation]

..musique: Ravi SHANKAR "Fair" de la B.O. du film GENESIS (1986)..

TRANSLATION:
#A powerful weapon will be destroyed, a robust tree will be cut down.
Flexibility and weakness are more in accordance with LIFE.
Stiffness and mighty force are more in accordance with DEATH..
[in the LIE ZI]

#from TAO-TE KING:
**Do not excite men of worth, one shall stop to quarrel and fight.
Do not take interest in rare things, one shall stop stealing.
Do not show what is exciting desire, folk will stay in peace of mind.
[3rd segment]

**Who is standing on his toes is unsteady.
Who is walking with glorious steps will make a short distance.
Who is showing too much of himself, will have no glare.
Who is always tell he's right, won't be flattered.
Who boasts himself about his skills, will be seen as unworthy.
Who shows his successes prepares his fall.
[24th segment]

**Who knows the others is cautious.
Who knows himself is enlightened.
Who triumphs of others is robust.
Who triumphs of himself is powerful.
Who thinks is happy, is rich.
Who walks with a resolute step, is master of will.
[33rd segment]

**MAXIM OF THE STRATEGIST:
Do not fight first, let your opponent attack.
Instead of making headway of a thumb, move back of a foot.
That's what we can call TO PROGRESS WITHOUT MOVING,
TO SURRENDER WITHOUT WORKING HARD,
TO CATCH THE ENEMY WITHOUT FIGHTING HIM,
TO WIELD A NON-EXISTENT WEAPON..
To under-estimate your opponent, that is the worst.It's already lose your treasure.
And when two armed forces are about to battle, victory comes to the one who knows how to suffer...
[69th segment]

**Truth words are not beautiful.
Beautiful words are not true.
Kindness is not eloquence.
Eloquence isn't kindness.
Wisdom is not science.
Science is not wisdom.
[81st segment]

**Although thirty spokes are converging to the hub, that's the median void that allows the chariot to roll..
Clay is used to make vases, but that's from the inside void that comes their use.
There's no such room without door or windows cos' that's again the void inside that allows to live in.
The BEING got possibilities that NON-BEING uses..
[11th segment]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• lao-zi
• lao-tseu
• tao
• shankar
• philosophie

[monQsurlaKomod]

..la vérité n'est pas toujours évidente à distinguer!!!!

je sais bien que par moment, ça pête bien les raisins: mais si tu as lu jusqu'au bout, j'en suis très heureux mais navré pour tes neuneuilles!!

peace

[lepoulpefox]

Très belles paroles... mais (il y a toujours un mais!!) mes petits yeux ont souffert d'être plissés pour bien lire les textes... ^^

[monQsurlaKomod]

muchas gracias!!

[eoeoeoe88]

Very beautiful -

Ez

[monQsurlaKomod]

I'm about to give you satisfaction!

[Zoootex]

I hope one day soon I can read this in english so I can understand these lessons ;p

Cya mate