Archive for August 6th, 2007

Lessen the drama

My very favorite translation of The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu is by Brian Browne Walker.
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The five colors blind the eye.
The five tones deafen the ear.
The five flavors overwhelm the palate.
Fancy things get in the way of one’s growth.
Racing here and there,
hunting for this and that-
Good ways to madden your mind, thats all.
Relinquish what […]

I will chronicle my dietary changes.

I live this contradiction where on one hand I really believe the body not only adapts to but can manage pollutions and pesticides in the body, if given the time and the chance to.
This would be under optimal conditions, like living a relatively stress-free life or having a good attitude toward it.
Then I experience feeling […]