Today's Tao / Water stays at the bad place 8-3

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It stays at the place which many people think is bad. (8-3)

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1. Things form this. / Las cosas forman esto. (Ch.51 / Emptiness)

2. With mind, you can see its manifestation. / Con la mente, puede ver sus manifestaciones.
(Ch.1 / Tao)

3. The highest attainment seems like a valley. / El logro más alto parece como un valle.
(Ch.40 / Bad luck)


«Interpretation»

Emptiness - Tao - Bad luck. Do you wonder why you don't understand Zen (or Tao) at all after all these years of painful practice? Have you identified the principal cause of your spiritual stranding? Why does the oriental philosophy exclude you? As usual, the answer is simple: it is not Zen (or Tao) that refuses you, but you refuse Zen (or Tao). Please ask yourself whether you can accept the idea that things form your own self. That is to say, neither your mind nor body belong to you; your own self is part of the scenery around you. That's why Zen Master Dogen says: "Your own self is like mountains, rivers, and lands." Accept this first, and think about the rest of the teachings later. Now you are ready to tackle your highest attainment, which is as rich as the nothingness.


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Today's Tao / Water benefits all 8-2

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Water benefits all the material beings very well, and doesn't contend. (8-2)

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1. Tao gives birth to this. / El Tao da a luz a esto. (Ch.51 / Good luck)

2. If you want to make something go down, you must have it flourish for a while. / Si desea bajar algo, lo debe hacer florecer durante un tiempo. (Ch.36 / Emptiness)

3. This is called the shape without a shape, an image without a thing. / Esto se llama la figura sin figura, una imagen sin cosa. (Ch. 14 / Good luck)

«Interpretation»

Good luck - Emptiness - Good luck. Do you wonder why you are not succeeding? Do you want to win? But, do you always lose? Losing all the time bothers you, doesn't it? Then, please remember what is winning and what is losing. Winning is losing. Losing is winning. Why? Because both of them are part of your holographic catalyst projected by Tao in order to stimulate Tao itself, which is true You. The Tao/Hologram mechanism is the shape without a shape, an image without a thing. There, neither time nor space exists. Don't waste your time, and learn «Time doesn't exist.» as soon as possible. Contradictions are wonderful tools to understand you neither win nor lose. You just emit Love/Tao.


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Today's Tao / Like water 8-1

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The highest good is like water. (8-1)

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1. If they are not tired of where they stay, they are not satisfied with where they live.
(Ch.72 / Emptiness)

2. Within the zone, there are four Bigs. (Ch.25 / Little luck)

3. Between heaven and earth, isn't it a bellows? (Ch.5 / Emptiness)


«Interpretation»

Emptiness - Little luck - Emptiness. Do you wonder why you have to live where you live? Do you feel sick and tired of living there? If so, congratulations! You feel so because you are satisfied with the place you exist. "What? It is absolutely contrary. Because I am unhappy with it, I am sick and tired of it!", you may say, but Lao Tzu don't agree with you. He thinks that the sensation of "being tired" is a good sign that you are detached from the world. Between the sky and the earth, it is filled with the manifestation of Tao. The manifestation is the hologram, which functions as catalyst. Lao Tzu uses the metaphor of a bellows. It might have been much easier if he had known what a hologram was. Why do you live right there right now? To emit as much Love/Tao as you can. Is the appearance of your catalyst important?


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Today's Tao / Self 7-6

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Because he is without self, he can accomplish his self. (7-6)

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1. Can you love people or govern a state without acting? (Ch.10 / Middle luck)

2. I think someone faithful is faithful. (Ch.49 / Bad luck)

3. That's why the sage puts his body last, but it comes first. (Ch.7 / Bad luck)


«Interpretation»

Do you wonder why you live in such a miserable country? Do you want to criticize the politicians and the media demagogues? Although you try hard, you cannot pronounce: "I love my country," (thinking: "Look at the state of my country! How can you love it!"). Lao Tzu's answer is that you can govern your country without acting, or rather that you cannot govern it because you act on it. It is difficult to accept his answer if you have spent too much time under the "Do something!" civilization. Then, why don't we follow the wisdom of a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist, Shinran 親鸞 and use the concept Tariki/Other-power. All you have to do is ask Amida Buddha and accept the world as Buddha's manifestation. Faith can be a powerful tool to suppress your modern ego. Last is first. First is last. You are your country no matter how it looks miserable. Don't be fooled by the outside world, particularly the media.


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Today's Tao / Out of your body 7-5

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That's why the sage puts out his body, but it exists. (7-5)

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1. No fault is more miserable than wanting to gain. / Ningún culpa es más miserable que el deseo de beneficiarse. (Ch. 46 / Good luck)

2. Fortune leans on misfortune. / La fortuna se apoya en la desgracia. (Ch.58 / Good luck)

3. Between good and evil how great is the distance? / ¿Entre el bien y el mal, cuán grande es la distancia? (Ch.20 / Bad luck)


«Interpretation»

Good luck - Good luck - Bad luck. Do you wonder why you have to lead such a miserable life? Do you envy someone more fortunate than you? "Life is full of injustice!", you may want to cry out loud. Then, ask yourself whether you want to gain more. Also ask yourself if you can remember the saying: "Fortune and misfortune are neighbors". Ask yourself whether you are not collecting more and more knowledge concerning Taoism, Zen Buddhism, or Shintoism for your personal benefit or vanity to be better than others. Aren't you lost in Lao Tzu's teachings or Buddhist prayers? Are you ready to say to your friends and family: "There is neither good nor evil."? Someone's good can be someone else's evil. Now, you are ready to ask yourself who «someone» is and where he exists.


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