Sunday, May 31, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 3-6 No action
Today's Tao
This means that the sage refrains from acting. (Ch.3)
"Stand up and fight!"
"Fight for peace!"
"Don't give up! Stick to it!"
Da da, da da, don't give up dada.
Aren't we weak against all those shining mottoes of the 20th century?
While some violently fight in order to stick to peace, obviously Lao Tzu prefers doing nothing.
If you refuse to accept what it is, you will never be in peace.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 3-5 Neither intellect nor desire
Today's Tao
Always, he keeps the people without intellect or desire. (Ch.3)
If you have intellect, it is difficult to deny the existence of one and only objective world.
If you have desire, surely you want to influence the one and only objective world.
If you are wise, you should not do either.
Because you would be simply refusing to accept your hologram as it is.
We don't need either intellect nor desire to accept all.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 13-11 No body, no trouble
Today's Tao
If I don't have my body, I don't have any trouble. (Ch.13)
Please don't take it as if your troubles are as important as your body.
In Tao, it is completely the other way round.
Don't take your own self too seriously, and all your troubles will disappear.
Your thoughts and feelings are like clouds in the sky.
You don't have to feel responsible for them, do you?
So are your troubles.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
What are "people"? Video
Today's Tao
Therefore, in the sage's way to control the people, he empties the mind, fills the belly, weakens the will, and strengthen the bone. [Ch. 3]
For the text, please see What are "people"?.
And, if possible, enlarge the photo above and look at the round faces of the Jizos. Don't they look how all of us used to look like?
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
No stimulation, in principle. Video
Today's Tao
If they don't look at what stimulates their desire, people's mind will stay calm. [Ch.3]
Please see No stimulation, in principle. for the text.
The photo above is a mass of Japanese fortune-telling sheets. You pay a small sum of money for the paper which tells your fortune.
If you are not happy about your future, you tie the piece of paper on a branch of a tree in the precinct of a shrine or a temple.
Thus, you leave your bad fortune behind and forget it. Everything is pragmatic in the country of a Nintendo. If you don't like the result, you push the "Reset" button.
Here, interestingly, we see the paper tied on the strings. It seems that the people of the temple got sick and tired of cleaning the mess on the trees and invented a better system.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
No rare coins Video
Today's Tao
If they don't value rare coins, people will stay away from theft. [Ch.3]
This is the second sentence of the third chapter of Tao Te Ching.
See No rare coins to read the text.
Please also see No intellectuals. It is the first sentence.
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Notice: Title Change
To friends,
Due to the existence of a book called "Tao Te Ching De-coded", I decided to change both the titles of the video blog and the text site.
Sticking to one thing and refusing the change is not exactly what I like.
I want to accept the change.
How do you think?
Shall I "stick to it" and "fight"?
Oh, no.
As for the new name of this site, a title that has the least possibility to bother others is one with my own name included, I thought.
It might sound a bit imposing, but if it is not appropriate we will have another opportunity to change it.
As Tao changes constantly, I want to change as well.
I simply hope that you will like the new one.
Naoto Matsumoto
Due to the existence of a book called "Tao Te Ching De-coded", I decided to change both the titles of the video blog and the text site.
Sticking to one thing and refusing the change is not exactly what I like.
I want to accept the change.
How do you think?
Shall I "stick to it" and "fight"?
Oh, no.
As for the new name of this site, a title that has the least possibility to bother others is one with my own name included, I thought.
It might sound a bit imposing, but if it is not appropriate we will have another opportunity to change it.
As Tao changes constantly, I want to change as well.
I simply hope that you will like the new one.
Naoto Matsumoto
Monday, May 25, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 16-10 Calamity
Today's Tao
If you don't learn constancy, you will act stupidly and a calamity will happen. (Ch.16)
The calamity here suggests the vain pursuit of Satori, or enlightenment.
"Constancy" means "going back to Tao".
If you have forgotten it and are obsessed with Satori or any form of enlightenment, you are acting stupidly.
The best way to go back to Tao is to love your life. It is the true Satori.
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-"Oh my god! I have finally reached Satori! Now I know the authentic enlightenment of the oriental wisdom! I am entitled to call myself a little Buddha!"
"So what?"
Everyone is a Buddha without any particular effort. The sooner you abandon the idea that you have to accumulate experience before you reach Satori, the better. Even a three-years-old boy knows what Satori is. Why do you have to wait till you are eighty? Accept life and start emitting Love (=Tao). Then Master Miles will compose a tune called "That's it".
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 2-13 Don't go away
Today's Tao
It is exactly because he does not stay there that he does not go away. (Ch.2)
The sage doesn't stay in his hologram. He is not attached to it.
Looking at the world as your hologram is the first step to realise that you are always one with Tao.
You never go away from Tao, in fact.
You just forget the fact.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 2-12 Don't stay
Today's Tao
Though his great tasks are accomplished, he does not stay there. (Ch.2)
What is "accomplishment" anyway?
The sage knows everything takes place in his hologram.
Whether you are successful or not, you are a movie star in your hologram.
Would you like to stay in your movie forever, though?
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 2-11 Don't rely
Today's Tao
Though something is done, he does not rely on it. (Ch.2)
Lao Tzu doesn't care about accomplish something.
Of course, he doesn't stop you from doing it.
But he simply thinks that there is danger if you try to rely on your accomplishment.
Surely, it creates your attachment to the world.
Attachment blocks the natural flow of Tao, the natural flow of Love.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 2-10 No possession
Today's Tao
Though something is born, he does not possess it. (Ch.2)
It sounds like a communist ideal, but it is not like that at all.
A wise man simply doesn't rely on his possessions.
Because he knows that possessing something and not possessing it are the same in his hologram.
The whole world belongs to him.
Of course, it does to you, too.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 2-9 No explanation
Today's Tao
Though everything moves, he does not explain it. (Ch.2)
Things move in the world. Then, what do you do?
Aren't you relying on statistics and analyses?
You are a daredevil, aren't you?
You really have to be a master of life if you see numbers and aren't influenced by them.
Well, Lao Tzu asks us to take the easiest measure.
Do not analyse. Do not explain.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 13-10 Trouble and body
Today's Tao
I have big trouble because I have my body. (Ch.13)
Love your trouble because it is part of you.
You project your trouble, and your trouble projects you.
Zen Master Dogen uses the expression "You are mountains, rivers, and lands".
We can say, "we are mountains, rivers, lands, clouds, flowers, our happiness, our contentment, and, of course, our trouble".
Without them, we do not exist.
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 2-8 No interference
Today's Tao
Therefore, the sage treats things without interference and teaches without words. (Ch.2)
I understand we want to control all, but it is our ego who wants to do it.
Do not interfere. It is a form of resistance.
Do not teach by using words. Lao Tzu doesn't believe in them.
By accepting all, you are transmitting all you know to all the people.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 2-7 Before and after
Today's Tao
Before and after follow each other. (Ch.2)
They show "before and after" in a cosmetic surgery advertisement.
"After" follows "before".
One thing they don't tell you is that "before" follows "after" as well.
Nothing essential changes even after a painful surgery.
Yin Yang circle wants to tell you that.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Intended or accidental Video
Today's Tao
Intended voices and accidental noises harmonise with each other. [Ch.2]
Responsiblity is also an illusion.
See Intended or accidental for the text.
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Mother Video
Today's Tao
What you can name is the mother of all the material beings. [Ch.1]
See Mother for the text.
Please let me know what you think about Tao Te Ching Decoded.
Tell me about the parts which are a bit equivocal.
I appreciate your effort and kindness if you correct my English, too.
Thank you. I really need your help.
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Tao Te Ching Chapter 16-9 Satori
Today's Tao
Learning constancy is called enlightenment. (Ch.16)
Some people are too obsessed with Satori, or enlightenment.
Here, Lao Tzu says quite plainly learning constancy is Satori.
Then, what is "constancy"?
It is to return to Tao.
How can you do it?
By leaving your hologram.
How?
The easiest way is to accept all.
If you can love all, it is much better.
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-Satori is everyday life. Everyday life is Za-zen. As Master Dogen said, just squatting is not Za-zen. Accepting life is Za-zen. Emitting the fundamental energy Tao is Za-zen. Satori is not a state. It is an act of receiving and emitting Tao the energy. Do you need a DVD or a CD for it?
Thursday, May 14, 2009
No lowness Video
Today's Tao
Highness and lowness need each other. [Ch.2]
If you feel unfamiliar with my own interpretation of holography, please see What's a Hologram?.
To read the text of Today's Tao, see No lowness.
These flags in the photo are offered for Yakushi Nyorai, one form of Buddha's transformations.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
No shortness Video
Today's Tao
Longness and shortness need each other. [Ch.2]
Today's video entree is about how Asian girls look at themselves. We are supposed to have rich traditions. Some local girls there desperately want to be someone else, though.
Please see "No shortness" to read the text of Today's Tao.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
No easiness Video
Pokemon meets Buddhism. Here, in this photo I shot at Kusatsu Onsen, you can see a Jizo (roadside Buddha) wearing Pikachu cap. It symbolises perfectly the Japanese idea on Buddhism.
Today's Tao
Difficulty and easiness need each other. [Ch.2]
Please see "No easiness" article for the text of Today's Tao video.
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Everything and Nothing Video
Today's Tao
Truly, Everything and Nothing give birth to each other. [Ch.2]
The second sentence of the chapter 2 is shot today although its blog was posted long ago.
Please read "Everything and Nothing" for the text.
The key word of Today's Tao Video is surely "hologram". If you have a question, please visit Tao Te Ching Decoded 5b What's a hologram?.
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 1-9 Reverse Thinking
Today's Tao
At the dark depth of this Dark Depth, lies the gateway to the various surprises of Tao. (Ch.1)
Accepting everything as it is is the gateway to Tao.
No judgement. No action. Just accept it.
I know it is very difficult sometimes.
Then, why don't you use Reverse Thinking "technique"? (if you really need a thought tool)
What is it?
It is simple. You just think the other way round, swapping the cause and the result.
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 13-9 Trouble = Body?
Today's Tao
What does it mean by saying that big trouble is like your body? (Ch.13)
Big trouble is like your body?
Can you use your trouble like your body?
Well, the question is more like "Can you use your body at all?".
No one can control his intestines and heart as he likes, but they are there for him.
So is his big trouble.
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Friday, May 8, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 1-2 A name can't
Today's Tao
If you can name something, the word does not stand for what it really is. (Ch.1)
Obviously, Lao Tzu didn't want to name Tao "Tao".
The word Tao is often translated as "way" in English.
It's misleading.
Tao is not one "way".
It is a spaceless space and the fundamental energy flow.
It is the flow of Love. It is Buddha. It is Zen.
You can name it anything you like.
It can be called Tao the way, of course.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
The first sentence Video
Today's Tao
If you can talk about Tao, that Tao is not Tao itself. (Ch.1)
For the convenience of the users of this Video blog, I am filming the episodes in the order of the original text.
So, would please you check "Words are not good enough" for the written text of today's episode.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The beginning Video
Today's Tao
What you cannot name is the beginning of heaven and earth. [Ch.1]
Everyday a new entree!
Today I made a video for an important "old entree" on chapter 1.
Please see the text at The beginning.
There is also a video in Spanish for the same episode.
I hope you like them.
Here it is.
What you cannot name is the beginning of heaven and earth. [Ch.1]
Everyday a new entree!
Today I made a video for an important "old entree" on chapter 1.
Please see the text at The beginning.
There is also a video in Spanish for the same episode.
I hope you like them.
Here it is.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 16-8 Constancy
Today's Tao
Going back to the destiny is called constancy. (Ch.16)
"Destiny" is a misleading word.
Do you agree if I say, "You create your own destiny"?
Then, do you agree if I continue, "but you are not responsible for it"?
"Going back to the destiny" means "accepting your destiny".
If you accept it, you are constantly one with Tao.
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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 16
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-What else can you call it? Destiny, isn't it? Or, is it their fault to be in a wrong place at a wrong time? One Black Rain created an ordeal in a girl's life. Another Black Rain created a group of powerful men without laws. Do we have the courage to say it all took place in our mind?
Monday, May 4, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 1-8 Dark Depth = Tao
Today's Tao
The same thing is called Dark Depth. (Ch.1)
"Dark Depth" is an English translation of the Japanese word "gen (玄)".
Tao = Dark Depth = the world = your hologram = true You.
The name changes, depending on how you look at it.
Don't let names fool you.
Naoto Matsumoto adds:
Generally in "Tao by Matsumoto" videos and sites, they are explained:
Tao = Dark Depth = "gen / xuan (玄)" = true You.
the world = your hologram = a manifestation of Tao
Although Tao and its manifestation are not exactly the same in definition, we cannot receive Tao's energy outside its manifestation (=your hologram, =the world).
Therefore, we respect all as Tao = our hologram.
Please see also the comment of this blog entry below.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 1-7 Tao & Hologram
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Both of them are the same thing, coming out with two different names. (Ch.1)
"Both of them", that is to say, Tao and its manifestation are the same thing, Lao Tzu says.
Tao and your hologram are the same thing if you can accept the idea. (This is the goal of your spiritual journey.)
"You are a hologram projecting a hologram", one of our friends commented on Today's Tao Video.
True You are Tao projecting the world, which is your hologram.
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
Tao Te Ching Chapter 1-6 With mind
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With mind, you can see its manifestation. (Ch.1)
Don't analyse the world because you will be fooled by its appearance.
Our mind is foolish enough to analyse all.
The world is the manifestation of Tao.
It is just a hologram although it doesn't mean it is not important.
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