Moment of Zen
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The thirty spokes unite in the one center; but it is on the empty space for the axle that the use of the wheel depends. Clay is fashioned into vessels; but it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. The door and windows are cut out from the walls to form an apartment; but it is on the empty space that its use depends. Therefore, whatever has existence serves for profitable adaptation, and what does not have existence for actual usefulness.
– Lao Tzu
Tao Ching, (The Book of Changes)
3 Comments
Baekho
Feb 5, 2008 | 5:05 pm
Love that quote 😀
Only thing I would say is that the Tao Ching/Dao Jing isn’t the “book of changes”. The book of changes is the I Ching/Yijing. The Tao Ching is the “Book of the Way”, the first half of the Tao Te Ching or “Book of the Way and its Power”.
vishesh
Feb 11, 2008 | 6:11 am
there is something in nothing ….
Smartopinion
Mar 16, 2008 | 8:10 pm
@karmadude I am the person with the name @SMARTOPINION on MUTINY…
I would like to convey my PERSONAL appology to you and your feelings that could have been hurt beacuse of my various thoughts on previous blogs on MUTINY… I was doing an experiment with my mind and I think I am done with it.. If possible forgive me and my stupid little mind experiment… I do appologize from the bottom of my heart if I cause any pain to you directly or indirectly.. I hope you can forgive me…
Sincerely,
@Humbleopinion