Post by popee on Nov 3, 2012 15:32:08 GMT
I highly recommend his book (thread title), which essentially is just Bart's translation of the: Yoga Sutras, Dhammapada, Heart Sutra, Ashtavakra Gita, Faith Mind Sutra, and Tao Te Ching.
Here are a few verses from the Tao, to give you a flavor of his interpretation.
(1)
That which can be perceived is not the timeless That
That which can be named is not the nameless One
The source of heaven and earth is without form or substance.
Naming creates the ten thousand things.
When desire is absent, Mystery is obvious.
When desire occurs, Creation unfolds.
Mystery and Creation arise from the same source.
The source is emptiness.
Void within Void.
The realm of Tao.
(2)
Judging beauty creates ugliness.
Defining good creates evil.
All and Void arise together.
Hard and soft,
long and short,
high and low,
sound and silence,
now and then.
Opposites exist because of each other.
Therefor the sage acts by not-doing and teaches no-thought.
The ten thousand things arise and vanish without him.
He works without motive, indifferent to outcome.
Because there is no doer, his actions are timeless.
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that's all I feel like typing atm, but if you'd like to see a specific verse, let me know.
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TAT is a wonderful community, and resource.
www.searchwithin.org/index.html
Here are a few verses from the Tao, to give you a flavor of his interpretation.
(1)
That which can be perceived is not the timeless That
That which can be named is not the nameless One
The source of heaven and earth is without form or substance.
Naming creates the ten thousand things.
When desire is absent, Mystery is obvious.
When desire occurs, Creation unfolds.
Mystery and Creation arise from the same source.
The source is emptiness.
Void within Void.
The realm of Tao.
(2)
Judging beauty creates ugliness.
Defining good creates evil.
All and Void arise together.
Hard and soft,
long and short,
high and low,
sound and silence,
now and then.
Opposites exist because of each other.
Therefor the sage acts by not-doing and teaches no-thought.
The ten thousand things arise and vanish without him.
He works without motive, indifferent to outcome.
Because there is no doer, his actions are timeless.
==
that's all I feel like typing atm, but if you'd like to see a specific verse, let me know.
==
TAT is a wonderful community, and resource.
www.searchwithin.org/index.html