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Letting Go-Monkey Trap
Holding on to something can be a source of pain. If we allow it to come and go, it’s easier to let go.
一直緊抓住某個東西，可能會成為痛苦的根源。如果我們允許它可以來，也可以走，放下心更寬。
Happy New Year and **Happy Birthday
** December 25 is my birthday. Sweet!-birthday cake Funny!-birthday card Delicious!-Vietnamese food Fit!-go to exercise Warm!– from my children’s hearts Have we told you lately how much we love you? If not, let us tell you today— We love you, Mom, with all our heart. I was embraced with such an abundance of love on …
A Page before “ My Life Story”
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. image is from www.sunriseproperties.net My son suggested that I include my life story in this book. He thought it would help readers better understand the messages I want to convey. His suggestion made sense to me, …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 77
天之道，其猶張弓與？ 高者抑之，下者舉之；有餘者損之，不足者補之。 天之道，損有餘而補不足。 人之道，則不然，損不足以奉有餘。 孰能有餘以奉天下，唯有道者。 是以聖人為而不恃，功成而不處，其不欲見賢。 The Tao of heaven Is like drawing a bow Lower that which is high Raise that which is low Reduce that which is excessive Add to that which is insufficient The Tao of heaven Reduces the excessive And adds to the insufficient The Tao of people is not so …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 35
執大象，天下往。 往而不害，安平大。 樂與餌，過客止。 道之出口，淡乎其無味，視之不足見，聽之不足聞，用之不足既。 The image is from https://www.jianshu.com/p/41011fdc9003 The whole world goes towards he who holds in his hands the Great Image (of the invisible Tao), where there will be no harm, but peace and ease. Music and food will make passerby stop. But though the Tao has no flavor, can’t be seen, nor …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 2
天下皆知美之為美，斯惡已。 皆知善之為善，斯不善已。 故有無相生，難易相成，長短相較，高下相傾，音聲相和，前後相隨。 是以聖人處無為之事，行不言之教；萬物作焉而不辭，生而不有。為而不恃，功成而弗居。夫唯弗居，是以不去。 When the people of the Earth all know beauty as beauty, There arises (the recognition of) ugliness. When the people of the Earth all know the good as good, There arises (the recognition of) evil. Therefore: Being and non-being interdepend in growth; Difficult and easy interdepend in completion; Long and …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 79
和大怨，必有餘怨；安可以為善？ 是以聖人執左契，而不責於人。 有德司契，無德司徹。 天道無親，常與善人。 After settling a great dispute There must be remaining resentments How can this be considered good? Therefore the sage holds the left part of the contract But does not demand payment from the other person Those who have virtue hold the contract Those without virtue hold the collections The Heavenly Tao …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 40
反者道之動；弱者道之用。 天下萬物生於有，有生於無。 Reversion is the action of Tao. Gentleness is the function of Tao. The things of this world come from Being, And Being (comes) from Non-being. (Translation by Yu Tang Lin) The image is from http://kennethtucker.com/?next=b8. Tao itself is formless, shapeless, and voiceless. The movement of the Tao repeats continuously, and it is …
Inspiring-Thought of You
The image is from “Thought of You” by Ryan Woodward. shadows – piano tears Music is: Lysistrata – by Giovanni Marradi The graphic is: Thought of You – by Ryan Woodward Thought of you with lyrics Lyrics : Woke up and wished that I was dead With an aching in my head I lay motionless …
Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma Bow Down to One Another
Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma bow to each other after a performance in Beijing on November 18, 2011. (Asia Society) 1)Luchai (Wang Wei) There seems to be no one on the empty mountain And yet I think I hear the voice Where sunlight entering a grove, Shines back to me on the green moss. 2) …
