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Notes On Useful Beauty's avatar

A Taoist from LA! That’s funny, George!

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George A. Polisner's avatar

But important to remember, a really bad one who is likely over-caffeinated at any given point in time. :)

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Bill Alstrom (MAtoMainetoMA)'s avatar

This "over-caffeinated" wannabe Taoist" keeps a copy of the Tao Te Ching" in his bedside stand. (Stephen Mitchell translation) I wish that I had left one in each hotel room back in the day when I traveled for business. I love the irony.

Could it be that admitting to being "really bad Taoists" we have made some progress in discovering the way? I have a tendency to pull out the book when I feel enormous angst. Calms me. I guess a real student might approach it differently.

Thanks for the reminder that I need to pull out my dog eared copy and dive back in.

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