If you’re looking for a peaceful place,
Cold Mountain’s always a refuge.
A little breeze, breath of the shaded pines,
and if you listen close, the music’s even better.
Under the pines a graying man,
soft, soothingly, reading aloud from Lao Tzu.
- Han Shan
^ That poem leads us nicely to our next luminary - Lao Tzu, the enigmatic Taoist sage and author of the 81 poems of the Tao Te Ching (sometimes called the 'Dao De Ching', or simply the 'Lao Tzu').
There are hundreds of interpretations and translations of this classic, all different. Some call it a philosophical text, some say holy, sacred, mystical, spiritual, it doesn't matter. Either it speaks to you or it doesn't. To me it's a masterpiece, and my favourite book.
* Bear in mind: when the Chinese use the word 'Heaven' they are referring to the universe.
Last edited by Mr. Charlie; 08-21-2015 at 01:08 PM.
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