by Lü Dongbin, Tang Dynasty translated by Zheng Zhen (郑震) Nurture your qi, forget idle words, and calm your mind, focusing on the art of doing without doing. Recognize the source of movement and stillness; when you have nothing to do, seek nothing and no one else. Truly respond to things, but don’t be disturbed […]
Into the Infinite – an ancient Chinese poem
Rise to the joyous clouds Hardly does man sense What is meant by boundlessness Good and evil are requited Be it sooner or late. Wherefore do Earth’s children strive Perversely after goods and power? Everything is foreordained. Not until the end do they perceive The great delusion. I saw this poem published in […]