Showing posts with label black-naped oriole. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black-naped oriole. Show all posts

22 September 2024

18 March 2024

To maintain one's position

 



Govern a great state as one fries small fish.
With reason one governs the emprie
its ghosts not spook.
Not only its ghosts not spook
its gods not harm the people.
Not only its gods not harm the people
the holy man also not harms the people
Since both of them not mutually harm:
therefore virtue unitedly returns hereto.



22 November 2023

Emptiness [and] Non-existence




Seldom to speak is natural.
A whirlwind not outlasts the morning.
A violent rain not outlasts the day.
Who causes [them} then, [who is] the one?
[It is] heaven [and] earth.
Heaven [and] earth even not can be persistent.
And much less for man,
indeed!

Therefore [who] pursues business with reason,
the one, a rational one identifies himself with reason.
[Who] pursues business with virtue,
the one identifies himself with virtue.
[Who] pursues business with loss,
the one identifies himself with loss.

[Who] identifies himself with reason,
the one, the reason also he enjoys to obtain he [does].
[Who] identifies himself with virtue,
the one, virtue also he enjoys to obtain he [does].
[Who] identifies himself with loss,
the one, loss also he enjoys to obtain he [does].
[When] faith is not sufficient, 
indeed he will receive not faith.