February 29, 2012
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tao for a leapy humpday ‘chapter 50′
Between birth and death, Three in ten are followers of life, Three in ten are followers of death, And men just passing from birth to death also number three in ten.
Why is this so?
Because they live their lives on the gross level.
He who knows how to live can walk abroad Without fear of rhinoceros or tiger.
He will not be wounded in battle.
For in him rhinoceroses can find no place to thrust their horn, Tigers no place to use their claws, And weapons no place to pierce.
Why is this so? Because he has no place for death to enter.
Comments (6)
I like this.
but this makes nine. what is the tenth one?
@plantinthewindow - what happens when we divide 10 by 3? and how far do the 3s go right of the decimal point? and is this an expression of the constancy of the tao?
@longshadow618 - exactly. lao tzu wrote it this way for a reason.
@plantinthewindow -
Just thinking this morning on the drive into work about some such as this.
3 in 10 is not the same as a third of 10. i think the tenth guy got eaten by a rhinoceros.
but i do love the eyes.