[Community_garden] Philosophies of life

[Diana Liu]

Totally!  I think it's important knowing what we know and don't know (and therefore, seeking to know), and knowing what other people know (source of knowledge seeking).  Also knowing what we can and cannot do (but to learn what we don't know how to do), and know what other people can do (therefore, seek help and learn from them).  Sharpen one's knowledge and skill.  So one can't begin with Book of Void.  One ends with it after mastering the other four books.
   
  

Mike McGrath <MikeMcG at PTD.net> wrote:
  and yet if you don't know how and when to do nothing, you won't win...

---McG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diana Liu" 
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Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Philosophies of life


> Absolutely! :-) After glancing the the Book of Five Ring website and the 
> 9 rules, they are all pretty similar in concept. The Book of Void 
> (nothingness) and 9th rule (Do not engage in useless activity) really 
> summarize well Lao Tze's (the author of Tao Te Ching) concept of 
> no-action, which is probably the most difficult to translate and to 
> understand.
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> yarrow at sfo.com wrote: This sounds a lot like the I Ching and the Tao Te 
> Ching.
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> At 8:37 AM -0800 12/28/07, Diana Liu wrote:
>>Well, ok, since my ancestor wrote the Art of War,
>>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War) I feel that there
>>needs to be some explanations. :-) The book is not about fighting a
>>war, but how to strategize so that the result is with the least (or
>>minimal) danger and casualties (on both sides). The most famous
>>quote is probably:
>>
>> "So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself,
>>you will fight without danger in battles.
>>If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.
>>If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always
>>endanger yourself."
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> Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
> Kindness in giving creates love.
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