Asian Philosophy is Eloquent

[Turtle]

To achieve an advance that cannot be hampered, rush to his weak points.

 

To achieve a withdrawal that cannot be pursued, depart with superior speed.

 

Therefore, if we want to do battle, even if the enemy is protected by high walls and deep moats, he cannot but do battle, because we attack what he must rescue. - Sun-Tzu

[InfiniteNow]

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

 

~ Kŏng Qiū

[Turtle]

The sage maintains himself but exacts no tribute,

Values himself but requires no honours;

He ignores abstraction and accepts substance.

- Lao Tze -

[Boerseun]

Give a hungry man a fish, and he'll be fed for a day.

 

Teach a hungry man to fish, and he'll get arrested for not having a fishing licence.

[Turtle]

Opposition

To reduce someone's influence, first expand it;

To reduce someone's force, first increase it;

To overthrow someone, first exalt them;

To take from someone, first give to them.

 

This is the subtlety by which the weak overcome the strong:

Fish should not leave their depths,

And swords should not leave their scabbards.

 

- Lao Tze -

[InfiniteNow]

Drink your tea slowly and reverently,

as if it is the axis

on which the world earth revolves

- slowly, evenly, without

rushing toward the future;

Live the actual moment.

Only this moment is life.

 

~Thich Nhat Hahn

[Turtle]

When the troops are in desperate situations, they fear nothing;

having penetrated deep in enemy ground, they are united.

When there are no other alternatives, they will fight.

 

Therefore, though not disciplined, they are alert;

though not asked, they are devoted;

though without promises, they are faithful;

and though not commanded, they are trustworthy.

 

Prohibit omens, and get rid of doubts, and they will die without any other thoughts.

 

- Sun-Tzu -

[Racoon]

Give a hungry man a fish, and he'll be fed for a day.

 

Teach a hungry man to fish, and he'll get arrested for not having a fishing licence.

 

:cool:

 

I thought it was:

 

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for the day.,

 

Teach a man to fish, and you won't see him on weekends..

[Turtle]

no no no!!! neither of you is correct. :cool: the original is asian, and attributed to Lo-Shu; it goes as follows.

 

Give a man a fish and you must teach him to cook;

teach a man to fish, and he will find a mate that cooks. :cup:

[Turtle]

Do not depend on the enemy not attacking, but depend on our position that cannot be attacked.

Therefore, there are five dangerous traits of a general:

 

He who is reckless can be killed.

He who is cowardly can be captured.

He who is quick tempered can be insulted.

He who is moral can be shamed.

He who is fond of the people can be worried.

 

These five traits are faults in a general, and are disastrous in warfare.

 

-Sun Tzu -

[Turtle]

Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve freedom from reaction, nor by renunciation alone can one attain perfection.

 

Everyone is forced to act helplessly according to the qualities he has acquired from the modes of material nature; therefore no one can refrain from doing something, not even for a moment.

 

- Bhagavad-gītā -

[Turtle]

There is nothing more difficult than armed struggle.

 

In armed struggle, the difficulty is turning the circuitous into the direct, and turning adversity into advantage.

 

Therefore, if you make the enemy's route circuitous and bait him with advantages, though you start out behind him, you will arrive before him.

 

Sun Tzu

[Turtle]

Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.

 

Disorder coming from order is a matter of organization, fear coming from courage is a matter of force, weakness coming from strength is a matter of formation. - Sun Tzu

[Turtle]

Manage a great nation as you would cook a delicate fish. - Lao Tze

[Turtle]

When having a grand meal, always assume a different expression and rise in acknowledgement. And at a sudden thunder or strong wind, always assume a different expression. - Confucious

[paigetheoracle]

According to the following translation of something written by Patanjali:-

 

Yoga is vigilance, awareness,

and stillness of mind.

 

Yoga frees you

from the drama,

the tragedy, the saga

your mind creates,

and allows you to experience

your True Self.

 

Your True Self knows

reality and doesn't confuse it

with the twisted tales your mind spins.

Some of these stories bring pleasure;

some bring pain.

 

All are forms of fiction that distract you

from reality and your True Self.

 

This is the whole purpose of meditation - to get you to relax (stop panicking about what you think is happening and what is real) so you can step back from involvement and see the truth as it truly is, unhaunted by fear and other emotion

[Turtle]

The soft overcomes the hard,

The yielding overcomes the strong;

Every person knows this,

But no one can practice it.

- Lao Tze -