Mystics of yore lived
star gazing, yet truth is found
in lowliest crevice
#haiku #fungifriends #lichens #PNW #道德經
star gazing, yet truth is found
in lowliest crevice
#haiku #fungifriends #lichens #PNW #道德經
January 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Mystics of yore lived
star gazing, yet truth is found
in lowliest crevice
#haiku #fungifriends #lichens #PNW #道德經
star gazing, yet truth is found
in lowliest crevice
#haiku #fungifriends #lichens #PNW #道德經
On this day thirteen years ago, I released my Minecraft Morning Musings video contemplating how different translations of the Dao de Jing present the concept of Wu Wei, and explored that by way of Zaphod Beeblebrox from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdQ...
Wu Wei and Z.B. - Chapter 29 of the Dao de Jing - Minecraft Morning Musings - 道德經
YouTube video by JoeHillsTSD
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January 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
On this day thirteen years ago, I released my Minecraft Morning Musings video contemplating how different translations of the Dao de Jing present the concept of Wu Wei, and explored that by way of Zaphod Beeblebrox from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdQ...
Do you have revulsive feelings about people who describe themselves too positively?
On this day, thirteen years ago in Minecraft history, I sailed toward the sunrise and contemplated chapter 24 of the Dao De Jing, which addresses that very misconduct.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU34...
On this day, thirteen years ago in Minecraft history, I sailed toward the sunrise and contemplated chapter 24 of the Dao De Jing, which addresses that very misconduct.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU34...
Hilarious imaginings - Chapter 24 of the Dao de Jing - Minecraft Morning Musings - 道德經
YouTube video by JoeHillsTSD
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Do you have revulsive feelings about people who describe themselves too positively?
On this day, thirteen years ago in Minecraft history, I sailed toward the sunrise and contemplated chapter 24 of the Dao De Jing, which addresses that very misconduct.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU34...
On this day, thirteen years ago in Minecraft history, I sailed toward the sunrise and contemplated chapter 24 of the Dao De Jing, which addresses that very misconduct.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU34...
道可道，非常道。
Així així-així no és així
(Enric Casasses)
《道德經》”Dao de jing", Laozi
Així així-així no és així
(Enric Casasses)
《道德經》”Dao de jing", Laozi
October 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM
道可道，非常道。
Així així-així no és així
(Enric Casasses)
《道德經》”Dao de jing", Laozi
Així així-així no és així
(Enric Casasses)
《道德經》”Dao de jing", Laozi
Found this beautiful 1738 print of the Daodejing 道德經 in our collection. Its journey can only be traced in part from China, through the hands of CICM missionaries (check out the stamps), to KU Leuven. But we all know: 道可道非常道. #ChinaBooks #Daoism #Sinology
May 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Found this beautiful 1738 print of the Daodejing 道德經 in our collection. Its journey can only be traced in part from China, through the hands of CICM missionaries (check out the stamps), to KU Leuven. But we all know: 道可道非常道. #ChinaBooks #Daoism #Sinology
脈絡はないけど
『魔道祖師』の魏無羨の剣の名前
随便（ｽｲﾋﾞｪﾝ）（ご自由に）（自由に呼べとは言っていないw）
とか
『天官賜福』の殿下の暗号（電話番号的な（笑）？）
「背誦一千遍道德經就是了」
（道徳経を千回唱えるだけ）（本当に千回唱えるとは言っていないw）
とか墨香銅臭先生のこういう言葉遊びが好きだなぁと思う。
生真面目なひとがびっくりして慌てるのを見て楽しんじゃう辺りとかも（笑）w
『魔道祖師』の魏無羨の剣の名前
随便（ｽｲﾋﾞｪﾝ）（ご自由に）（自由に呼べとは言っていないw）
とか
『天官賜福』の殿下の暗号（電話番号的な（笑）？）
「背誦一千遍道德經就是了」
（道徳経を千回唱えるだけ）（本当に千回唱えるとは言っていないw）
とか墨香銅臭先生のこういう言葉遊びが好きだなぁと思う。
生真面目なひとがびっくりして慌てるのを見て楽しんじゃう辺りとかも（笑）w
June 26, 2026 at 12:46 PM
脈絡はないけど
『魔道祖師』の魏無羨の剣の名前
随便（ｽｲﾋﾞｪﾝ）（ご自由に）（自由に呼べとは言っていないw）
とか
『天官賜福』の殿下の暗号（電話番号的な（笑）？）
「背誦一千遍道德經就是了」
（道徳経を千回唱えるだけ）（本当に千回唱えるとは言っていないw）
とか墨香銅臭先生のこういう言葉遊びが好きだなぁと思う。
生真面目なひとがびっくりして慌てるのを見て楽しんじゃう辺りとかも（笑）w
『魔道祖師』の魏無羨の剣の名前
随便（ｽｲﾋﾞｪﾝ）（ご自由に）（自由に呼べとは言っていないw）
とか
『天官賜福』の殿下の暗号（電話番号的な（笑）？）
「背誦一千遍道德經就是了」
（道徳経を千回唱えるだけ）（本当に千回唱えるとは言っていないw）
とか墨香銅臭先生のこういう言葉遊びが好きだなぁと思う。
生真面目なひとがびっくりして慌てるのを見て楽しんじゃう辺りとかも（笑）w
![“what are the funniest possible things I can put on this sign” [in this house, we believe] with my QRT of the first verse of the 道德經](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tqhjhvjsowaayzrm4ulpzcza/bafkreigerhk5gurkd374ylyws57qgbzfgdxgg2x7excgpklybgydli6ulq)
#BOTD: D. C. Lau (Din Cheuk Lau 劉殿爵, 1921–2010), sinologist, philosopher, and renowned translator of the Analects 論語, Mencius 孟子, and 'the Lao Tzu' 老子a.k.a. Daodejing 道德經 into English.
theguardian.com/education/20...
theguardian.com/education/20...
March 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#BOTD: D. C. Lau (Din Cheuk Lau 劉殿爵, 1921–2010), sinologist, philosopher, and renowned translator of the Analects 論語, Mencius 孟子, and 'the Lao Tzu' 老子a.k.a. Daodejing 道德經 into English.
theguardian.com/education/20...
theguardian.com/education/20...
"Everybody focuses on the useful, nobody pays attention to the useless." Susumu Kitagawa at #NobelLectures citing ancient Chinese philosophy on the use of the useless, the value of the empty... principles I have been cherishing since my early studies of Dào Dé Jīng (道德經) almost 2 decades ago 🫶🏻 🪙
December 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"Everybody focuses on the useful, nobody pays attention to the useless." Susumu Kitagawa at #NobelLectures citing ancient Chinese philosophy on the use of the useless, the value of the empty... principles I have been cherishing since my early studies of Dào Dé Jīng (道德經) almost 2 decades ago 🫶🏻 🪙
#BOTD: D. C. Lau (Din Cheuk Lau 劉殿爵, 1921–2010), sinologist, philosopher, and renowned translator of the Analects 論語, Mencius 孟子, and 'the Lao Tzu' 老子a.k.a. Daodejing 道德經 into English. theguardian.com/education/20...
March 8, 2024 at 7:37 AM
#BOTD: D. C. Lau (Din Cheuk Lau 劉殿爵, 1921–2010), sinologist, philosopher, and renowned translator of the Analects 論語, Mencius 孟子, and 'the Lao Tzu' 老子a.k.a. Daodejing 道德經 into English. theguardian.com/education/20...
Currently reading 道德經 excerpts at work for @bokane.org 's Literature class in between IT troubleshooting calls with clients. Isn't this what the sages intended? 🤔
September 19, 2023 at 2:08 PM
Currently reading 道德經 excerpts at work for @bokane.org 's Literature class in between IT troubleshooting calls with clients. Isn't this what the sages intended? 🤔
為之於未有 治之於未亂
Action should be taken before a thing has made its appearance;
order should be secured before disorder has begun.
合抱之木 生於毫末
The tree which fills the arms
grew from the tiniest sprout;
...
千里之行 始於足下
the journey of a thousand miles
commenced with a single step
ctext.org/dao-de-jing#...
Action should be taken before a thing has made its appearance;
order should be secured before disorder has begun.
合抱之木 生於毫末
The tree which fills the arms
grew from the tiniest sprout;
...
千里之行 始於足下
the journey of a thousand miles
commenced with a single step
ctext.org/dao-de-jing#...
February 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
為之於未有 治之於未亂
Action should be taken before a thing has made its appearance;
order should be secured before disorder has begun.
合抱之木 生於毫末
The tree which fills the arms
grew from the tiniest sprout;
...
千里之行 始於足下
the journey of a thousand miles
commenced with a single step
ctext.org/dao-de-jing#...
Action should be taken before a thing has made its appearance;
order should be secured before disorder has begun.
合抱之木 生於毫末
The tree which fills the arms
grew from the tiniest sprout;
...
千里之行 始於足下
the journey of a thousand miles
commenced with a single step
ctext.org/dao-de-jing#...
the Mandarin tongue, and publishing a translation of the 道德經 Dao de jing; preferably in that order, to coincide with the scholar's youth, acme and wise old age.”
By Jeroen Wiedenhof, 2005
By Jeroen Wiedenhof, 2005
May 19, 2026 at 9:47 AM
the Mandarin tongue, and publishing a translation of the 道德經 Dao de jing; preferably in that order, to coincide with the scholar's youth, acme and wise old age.”
By Jeroen Wiedenhof, 2005
By Jeroen Wiedenhof, 2005
Rta.
— ER
True goodness is like water. Water's good for everything. It doesn't compete. It goes right to the loathsome places, and so finds the way.
— Lao Tzu (老子), Easy By Nature; Tao Te Ching (道德經), rendition by Ursula K. Le Guin
— ER
True goodness is like water. Water's good for everything. It doesn't compete. It goes right to the loathsome places, and so finds the way.
— Lao Tzu (老子), Easy By Nature; Tao Te Ching (道德經), rendition by Ursula K. Le Guin
May 10, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Rta.
— ER
True goodness is like water. Water's good for everything. It doesn't compete. It goes right to the loathsome places, and so finds the way.
— Lao Tzu (老子), Easy By Nature; Tao Te Ching (道德經), rendition by Ursula K. Le Guin
— ER
True goodness is like water. Water's good for everything. It doesn't compete. It goes right to the loathsome places, and so finds the way.
— Lao Tzu (老子), Easy By Nature; Tao Te Ching (道德經), rendition by Ursula K. Le Guin
Some basic info on the Dào Dé Jīng before we read.
Title: 道德經
Tao Te Ching is the old Wade–Giles romanization
Dào Dé Jīng is the new pinyin
The Classic of the Way and its Power, or the Laozi
Author: debated
Traditionally ascribed to Laozi (Old Master)
1/2
#Daoism
📸 Laozi on a water buffalo
cc ALT
Title: 道德經
Tao Te Ching is the old Wade–Giles romanization
Dào Dé Jīng is the new pinyin
The Classic of the Way and its Power, or the Laozi
Author: debated
Traditionally ascribed to Laozi (Old Master)
1/2
#Daoism
📸 Laozi on a water buffalo
cc ALT
July 24, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Some basic info on the Dào Dé Jīng before we read.
Title: 道德經
Tao Te Ching is the old Wade–Giles romanization
Dào Dé Jīng is the new pinyin
The Classic of the Way and its Power, or the Laozi
Author: debated
Traditionally ascribed to Laozi (Old Master)
1/2
#Daoism
📸 Laozi on a water buffalo
cc ALT
Title: 道德經
Tao Te Ching is the old Wade–Giles romanization
Dào Dé Jīng is the new pinyin
The Classic of the Way and its Power, or the Laozi
Author: debated
Traditionally ascribed to Laozi (Old Master)
1/2
#Daoism
📸 Laozi on a water buffalo
cc ALT
March 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Ch 37 ended Pt 1 of the Dào Dé Jīng.
Pt 2: ch 38 starts tomorrow.
Today, revision on the title & chs:
The Chinese 道德經 is #DàoDéJīng
(new Pinyin romanization).
The Wade–Giles had Tao Te Ching (see Peking to Beijing).
TY for reading in early #Daoism with us. 🪷😁
Please expand the hidden parts.
1/4
Pt 2: ch 38 starts tomorrow.
Today, revision on the title & chs:
The Chinese 道德經 is #DàoDéJīng
(new Pinyin romanization).
The Wade–Giles had Tao Te Ching (see Peking to Beijing).
TY for reading in early #Daoism with us. 🪷😁
Please expand the hidden parts.
1/4
September 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Ch 37 ended Pt 1 of the Dào Dé Jīng.
Pt 2: ch 38 starts tomorrow.
Today, revision on the title & chs:
The Chinese 道德經 is #DàoDéJīng
(new Pinyin romanization).
The Wade–Giles had Tao Te Ching (see Peking to Beijing).
TY for reading in early #Daoism with us. 🪷😁
Please expand the hidden parts.
1/4
Pt 2: ch 38 starts tomorrow.
Today, revision on the title & chs:
The Chinese 道德經 is #DàoDéJīng
(new Pinyin romanization).
The Wade–Giles had Tao Te Ching (see Peking to Beijing).
TY for reading in early #Daoism with us. 🪷😁
Please expand the hidden parts.
1/4
國學｜《道德經》第4章，和光同塵
願你如風，自由且輕盈
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July 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
國學｜每天學習一章《道德經》，第60章——相處之道
相處之道在於“兩不相傷”
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June 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
«Para encoger una cosa, antes hay q hacerla grande; para debilitar una cosa antes hay q hacerla fuerte; para destruir una cosa, antes hay q construirla; para tomar una cosa antes hay q darla. Esto se puede llamar clarividencia sutil».
De #道德經 El libro del Tao (trad. Séan Golden).
De #道德經 El libro del Tao (trad. Séan Golden).
January 3, 2026 at 7:43 AM
«Para encoger una cosa, antes hay q hacerla grande; para debilitar una cosa antes hay q hacerla fuerte; para destruir una cosa, antes hay q construirla; para tomar una cosa antes hay q darla. Esto se puede llamar clarividencia sutil».
De #道德經 El libro del Tao (trad. Séan Golden).
De #道德經 El libro del Tao (trad. Séan Golden).
Also it's kind of insane that there's only 3 translations of tR3K into German, and one of them (Kuhn) is from 1940 and one was self published via Amazon, the most recent published one is from 2017. But at the same time there's like 500* 道德經 translations.
Currently reading the German Franz Kuhn translation of the romance of the three kingdoms and while I can't judge the overall quality of the translation the fact that it's transliterated in the old German style actively harms my enjoyment examples are: Tung Tscho, Tsui J, Tschang Jang and Wang Yüan
June 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Also it's kind of insane that there's only 3 translations of tR3K into German, and one of them (Kuhn) is from 1940 and one was self published via Amazon, the most recent published one is from 2017. But at the same time there's like 500* 道德經 translations.
I am a total quandary—I have in my profile that l have independently discovered the hidden secrets within the Tao Te Ching 道德經 but nobody has taken note. In Chapter 25 l find reference to what l call the “Supernal Tetrad,". something like the “Blessed Trinity (plus One).” To be continued…
October 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I am a total quandary—I have in my profile that l have independently discovered the hidden secrets within the Tao Te Ching 道德經 but nobody has taken note. In Chapter 25 l find reference to what l call the “Supernal Tetrad,". something like the “Blessed Trinity (plus One).” To be continued…