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Has all effort seem to have failed? If you’ve tr

Has all effort seem to have failed? If you’ve tried everything, don’t do anything. Take a pause. Stop for now.

Accept the steaming mess, the crackling pain, the jagged edges, the unanswered questions. Be still and know. Gradually. Eventually. Inevitably.

Meanwhile, undo, unclench, unwind.

#do #be #being #breathe #breath #nothing #stillness #meditate #flow #know #art #calligraphy #handwriting #script #painting #poem #poetry

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Twelve new moons Also 365 solar n

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Twelve new moons
Also 365 solar noons
Despite old history we
Cross the threshold to
Unfold our untold story
This year of the Ox with
Oxygen in inhale and stale
Carbon dioxide on exhale as
Breath brings birth and death
Or as the Aged Sage transmits
While I dare submit to translate:

道可道非常道
A story spoken is not
The eternal story

名可名非常名
A name given is not
The absolute name

無名天地之始
The origin of heaven and earth
Is anonymous

有名萬物之母
The mother of myriad things
Is eponymous

故常無欲以觀其妙
Thus to see their wonder
Desire less

常有欲以觀其徼
To view their border
Desire more

此兩者同出而異名
These two emerge from same
Yet differ in name

同謂之玄
Then merge as mystery

玄之又玄衆妙之門
Mystic mysteries are the
Door to wondrous wonders

— Chapter 1, 老子道德經 Lao Zi Dao De Jing, Classic on Way of Virtue by the Aged Sage (c. 600–501 BCE), Translated by Paul C. Wang

#cny #lunarnewyear #newmoon #fullmoon #story #mystery #mastery #majesty #laozi #dao #daodejing #老子 #道 #道德經 #translation #new #fresh #inspire #expire #respire #breath #death #birth #poem #poetry

Last minute reminder of a busy Chinese New Year ev

Last minute reminder of a busy Chinese New Year eve!

Besides launching Peaceful Living with Ancient Chinese Wisdom (daocenter.com/peaceful-living) at 1pm PST, I’ve also been invited by Professor Hirsh Diamant to lecture on:

Yinyang of Ink & Paper
A Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
February 11, 2021, 7-8pm PST

Hyperlink in bio: https://commerce.cashnet.com/business?itemcode=LNYE

Evergreen State College
2021 Lunar New Year Celebration of
Cultures, Health, Resilience, and Renewal

#lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #yearoftheox #calligraphy #yinyang #art #philosophy #ink #brush #paper @evergreenstcol

Modern life is not easy. It feels complicated and

Modern life is not easy. It feels complicated and overwhelming. However, the basics of living well are simple. Cultures much older than ours have distilled wisdom that we can apply now.

Learn about these practical principles in this free intro to a new course. Click link in bio to register.

#wisdom #life #living #principles #philosophy #peace #balance #wellness #stress #center #nurture #nature

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