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Word Die West
Observation & Contemplation through the lense of someone influenced by Taoist Literature
Word Die West
Observation & Contemplation through the lense of someone influenced by Taoist Literature
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The wind’s fury veils the village in rain,
Mountains echo waves in thunderous strain.
By the crackling fire’s dance, warmth gently swells,
Cozied indoors, my cat and I, no urge compels.
~ Lu You(陸游, 1125-1210)
#bookologyThursday #catPoems
🎨 《仕女圖軸》, 周文矩, 五代
Mountains echo waves in thunderous strain.
By the crackling fire’s dance, warmth gently swells,
Cozied indoors, my cat and I, no urge compels.
~ Lu You(陸游, 1125-1210)
#bookologyThursday #catPoems
🎨 《仕女圖軸》, 周文矩, 五代
November 21, 2024 at 9:59 AM
The wind’s fury veils the village in rain,
Mountains echo waves in thunderous strain.
By the crackling fire’s dance, warmth gently swells,
Cozied indoors, my cat and I, no urge compels.
~ Lu You(陸游, 1125-1210)
#bookologyThursday #catPoems
🎨 《仕女圖軸》, 周文矩, 五代
Mountains echo waves in thunderous strain.
By the crackling fire’s dance, warmth gently swells,
Cozied indoors, my cat and I, no urge compels.
~ Lu You(陸游, 1125-1210)
#bookologyThursday #catPoems
🎨 《仕女圖軸》, 周文矩, 五代
Reposted by zisixi
Zhuangzi's case for leaving Twitter/X:
"When the springs dry up, the fish have to cluster together on the shore, gasping on each other to keep damp and spitting on each other to stay wet. But that is no match for forgetting all about one another in the rivers and the lakes...
"When the springs dry up, the fish have to cluster together on the shore, gasping on each other to keep damp and spitting on each other to stay wet. But that is no match for forgetting all about one another in the rivers and the lakes...
November 14, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Zhuangzi's case for leaving Twitter/X:
"When the springs dry up, the fish have to cluster together on the shore, gasping on each other to keep damp and spitting on each other to stay wet. But that is no match for forgetting all about one another in the rivers and the lakes...
"When the springs dry up, the fish have to cluster together on the shore, gasping on each other to keep damp and spitting on each other to stay wet. But that is no match for forgetting all about one another in the rivers and the lakes...
This looks interesting.
Excited for this new book on Daoist inner alchemy in late imperial China. Link below.
A Stairway to Heaven: Daoist Self-Cultivation in Early Modern China
"A Stairway to Heaven: Daoist Self-Cultivation in Early Modern China" published on 04 Nov 2024 by Brill.
brill.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:48 PM
This looks interesting.
"Be constantly empty to observe the subtlety,
Be constantly with intentions to observe the manifestations."
- Dao De Jing - New Translation and Commentary, Chuanting You
Be constantly with intentions to observe the manifestations."
- Dao De Jing - New Translation and Commentary, Chuanting You
November 21, 2024 at 2:31 PM
"Be constantly empty to observe the subtlety,
Be constantly with intentions to observe the manifestations."
- Dao De Jing - New Translation and Commentary, Chuanting You
Be constantly with intentions to observe the manifestations."
- Dao De Jing - New Translation and Commentary, Chuanting You