Fox's joy is rabbit's cry.
Note
Remembered from some not-so-long-ago fortune cookie. Perhaps more direct and comprehensible than some I've previously posted.
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
Proverbs from the Chinese XIII
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Another bead of Chinese wisdom
“A lake is a failed attempt to break through to the sea.”
– Leonard Blumfeld (© 2019)
Note
Again, I’m not sure what exactly the significance of this bead of Chinese wisdom is even though it might be considered to be true in some indirect way.
– Leonard Blumfeld (© 2019)
Note
Again, I’m not sure what exactly the significance of this bead of Chinese wisdom is even though it might be considered to be true in some indirect way.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Failed in all three
The three-gated word check applied to a poem as it is coming into existence
I
Is it true?
No.
II
Is it necessary?
Probably not.
III
Is it kind?
Definitely not.
– Leonard Blumfeld (© 2014)
Written in response to a sufi saying encountered on the Internet:
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates:
At the first gate, ask yourself:
'Is it true?'
At the second gate, ask:
'Is it necessary?'
At the third gate, ask:
'Is it kind?'
This explains why sufis don't talk a lot and why there's a lot of poetry.
I
Is it true?
No.
II
Is it necessary?
Probably not.
III
Is it kind?
Definitely not.
– Leonard Blumfeld (© 2014)
Written in response to a sufi saying encountered on the Internet:
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates:
At the first gate, ask yourself:
'Is it true?'
At the second gate, ask:
'Is it necessary?'
At the third gate, ask:
'Is it kind?'
This explains why sufis don't talk a lot and why there's a lot of poetry.
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