To convey the meaning of the Tao is as impossible as trying to describe a sunset to a blind person. As Lao-tzu said, “Reasoning will not make men wise in it.”
– Stefan Carey “Lao-tzu and the Taoist Way of Virtue”
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There is a new trend in turning old technology into decorative art that hangs on your wall. Framed Tech pays homage to the biggest tech icons such as outdated gadgets and vintage consoles by disassembling them and laying all parts out in an ultra-organized fashion, creating modern works of art. Another like-minded company is Retro Patents, which se... Retro Lovers
This stunning residence is located in North Bondi, a coastal, eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Developed by the CplusC Architectural Workshop, the 200-square-metre house was designed both for easy entertaining and private family time. The screened wall surrounding the home is made up of a wood grid with windows and perforated metal panels, providing the necessary privacy, shielding, they also allow for a vertical garden to be grown over time. At the entrance their is a beautiful courtyard that opens to the sky, and inside the house you´ll find the main attraction, a unique above ground lap-pool that shares a clear wall with the social spaces and acts as a visual connection between the interior and exterior spaces, refracting natural light throughout the house. North Bondi
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The US has a new Poet Laureate. Tracy K. Smith is the 22nd in the nation’s history and was appointed by the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden.
Smith has written four books, a memoir and three books of poetry. The most recent is her memoir,Ordinary Light (PRH/Vintage, 2015; OverDrive Sample), which was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award and was a best of the year selection by a number of newspapers and magazines, includingOprah.com, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
Her most recent poetry collection is Life on Mars (Graywolf, 2011;OverDrive Sample). It won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. There is also Duende (Graywolf, 2007) and The Body’s Question(Graywolf, 2003). Forthcoming in 2018 is Wade in the Water: Poems (Macmillan/Graywolf Press).
In the Library of Congress press release Hayden calls Smith:
“a poet of searching. Her work travels the world and takes on its voices; brings history and memory to life; calls on the power of literature as well as science, religion and pop culture. With directness and deftness, she contends with the heavens or plumbs our inner depths—all to better understand what makes us most human.”
Smith says:
“I am profoundly honored. As someone who has been sustained by poems and poets, I understand the powerful and necessary role poetry can play in sustaining a rich inner life and fostering a mindful, empathic and resourceful culture. I am eager to share the good news of poetry with readers and future readers across this marvelously diverse country.”
She tells NPR how she hopes readers will respond to poetry: “What do you hear? What do you feel? What does this remind you of? …These are all real and valid reactions to a poem.”
Going further in her interview with the NYT, she sats “I want to give more readers access to more kinds of poems and poets. Poems are friendly, and they teach us how to read them.”
The LA Times interviews her and the Poetry Foundation provides an introduction and five poems to read.
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Look, it cannot be seen – it is beyond form.
Listen, it cannot be heard – it is beyond sound.
Grasp, it cannot be held – it is intangible.
These three are indefinable, they are one.
Listen, it cannot be heard – it is beyond sound.
Grasp, it cannot be held – it is intangible.
These three are indefinable, they are one.
From above it is not bright;
From below it is not dark:
Unbroken thread beyond description.
It returns to nothingness.
Form of the formless,
Image of the imageless,
It is called indefinable and beyond imagination.
From below it is not dark:
Unbroken thread beyond description.
It returns to nothingness.
Form of the formless,
Image of the imageless,
It is called indefinable and beyond imagination.
Stand before it – there is no beginning.
Follow it and there is no end.
Stay with the Tao, Move with the present.
Follow it and there is no end.
Stay with the Tao, Move with the present.
Knowing the ancient beginning is the essence of Tao.
