Usefullness...
"Thirty spokes will converge in the hub of a wheel; But the use of the cart will depend on the part of the hub that is void.
With a wall all around a clay bowl is moulded; but the use of the bowl will depend on the part of the bowl that is void.
Cut out windows and doors in the house as you build; but the use of the house will depend on the space in the walls that is void.
So advantage is had from whatever is there; but usefullness arises from whatever is not."
The Tao Te Ching, as presented in Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Emptiness chapter, in The Book of Five Rings.
I have not written in quite a while, as I was being useful.
For now, suffice it to say that I can find no simple words, only complex ones. And this is a sign that my thoughts are not complete, for the essence of a thing is important. So I seek to understand the void, and tell a simple tale.
Mustang
posted by Mustang @ 6:19 PM
6 comments
6 Comments:
...'nice bowl.'
(see, sometimes simple words are just, well, scant and shallow?)
just vent, babe, your stuff is great no matter what you write.
-Out of the Void
ahhh....this is why you are the Zen Bunny.....
being useful is more important than blogging.
nice to see you this morning! :)
Hi Mustang,
I just gave you a "golden thinker"... for your non-mass-produced thoughts :). It's a meme/blog award to make other readers aware of interesting blogs... and you get a nifty button to boot!
...mustang
-thanks for hitting me up on MySpace... (I'm like, rarely there, however... as can be deduced by the lapse in response..)
doing good on this end, doing-doing, and working-working...
shall be in touch.
-e
Cosima...
Thank you very much, I am truly honored. Uncharacteristically, I find myself for a lack of sufficient words...
E-
Good to hear from you!
Mustang
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