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Graham Greene, born June 22, 1952, is a First Nations (Oneida) Canadian.

Graham Greene, Thunderheart

The Oneida (autonym: Onyota'a: ka, the People of the Upright Stone, or standing stone, Thwahrù·nęʼ in Tuscarora) are Native American tribe and First Nations band. They are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York, particularly near the Great Lakes.

Originally the Oneida inhabited the area that later became central New York, particularly around Oneida Lake and Oneida County. Today the Oneida have four nationally recognized nations: Oneida Indian Nation in New York, an Oneida Nation, in and around Green Bay, Wisconsin in the United States; and two in Ontario, Canada: Oneida at Six Nations of the Grand River and Oneida Nation of the Thames in Southwold.

Graham Greene provided the pre-recorded narration for Tecumseh!, the highly acclaimed outdoor show held in Ohio, based upon the life of the illustrious Shawnee chief of that name. He portrayed Sitting Bull in a short Historica vignette.

Tecumseh

Tecumseh was born in the Shawnee territory in what is now Ohio between 1764 and 1771; the best evidence suggests a birthdate of around March 1768. The traditional Shawnee pronunciation of his name is "Tecumthé". He was born into the Panther clan of the Kispoko division of the Shawnee tribe. Like most Shawnees, his name indicated his clan: translations of his name from the Shawnee language include "I Cross the Way", and "Shooting Star", references to a meteor associated with the Panther clan.

 

Saturday, May 22

"What is the sixth sense? Not the soul, not the conscious mind, not the subconscious mind, not intuition alone, not any of those cosmic forces — but the very force or activity of the soul in its experience through WHATEVER has been the experience of that soul itself."   (ECRL 5754-2)

Wednesday, May 26

"Hold fast to faith. The day dawns for more peace, more harmony, more happiness in your experience."   (ECRL 413-13)

Sunday, May 30

"In giving happiness to others it grows in the giving. In finding peace within yourself you are able to bring peace into the lives and the experiences of others."   (ECRL 262-116)

 At Present

Friday, May 21, 2021 (XIII - 4)

"For, it is the mind that builds, and whether the fruit of the spirit brings forth brambles or figs depends upon the application ... And thus you sow to the spirit or to the whirlwind."  (ECRL 2408-1) The High Priestess – Guardian of the Mystery – The Wisdom Keeper The High Priestess/Hierophantissa (Greek: Hiera:-sacred and Phanes:-illuminator/revealer) is the feminine archetype of one who acts as a conduit to the Divine Mystery. She is the earthly portal to all that is unknown and unseen in the physical and she is the veil through which one perceives all that is unconscious and hidden. The High Priestess represents and contains within her symbolic chalice (divine feminine womb) the primal feminine principle of the Divine. The ancient Jewish mystics called this Feminine aspect of “God” the Shekinah. The Shekinah although not mentioned by name in the patriarchal Old Testament, is mentioned frequently in ancient rabbinic literature. In its many translations, the Shekinah is often described as the mysterious, beautiful and feminine “Presence” of “God” or as some may describe – ‘The Holy Spirit’. Over time her presence was hidden and dismissed, but still can be found in Jewish tradition as the “Shabbat Kallah” the Sabbath Bride called in to be greeted in union with her counterpart/husband, the masculine Godhead. Within Ancient pre-Alexandrian Kabbalah, the Shekinah was represented as the triune of Feminine Wisdom (Chokmah) Understanding (Binah) and Knowledge (Da’ath). The Shekinah was the equivalent of the Greek Sophia. Over centuries the patriarchal Kabbalists changed the two sephirot – Chokmah and Da’ath – to masculine aspects and the Hebrew Sophia was no longer attributed to the Feminine. The Hierophantissa is most commonly represented in the Major Arcana cards of the Tarot. Her masculine counterpart is the Magician. She is the embodiment of unconscious intuitive and esoteric wisdom and the Magician is the embodiment of conscious power and worldly knowledge. The High Priestess is the keeper of all that is known and still waiting to be illuminated. She holds the harmonic equilibrium between light and dark, the beginning and the end. This is symbolically illustrated as the two pillars of Boaz and Yochim in the Temple of Solomon and can be revealed as the Hebrew letters Beth and Yod. Beth being the first letter of the first word of the Torah and Yod being the first letter of the last word of the Torah. There are too many misunderstandings and untold hidden truths within the Tarot teaching system, not least within the origins of the name of the ‘Tarot’ itself. The polarities of life and all that lies between, is contained within the Shekinah’s ‘pearls of wisdom’ and the High Priestess sits as Her guardian before these pillars of opposites at the entrance to the Temple of Mystery... The High Priestess is pure presence before the light and dark emerge. She is the one who crosses the void and brings as many as she can through the gates with her. The priestess abides by the laws of Spirit and is not chained by earthly matters. She knows her time on earth is temporary and focuses on the subtle realms of vibration and astral travel. The High Priestess is guided by pure intuition and her devotion to the Supreme Spirit. Her strength comes from the unending well of love energy that interconnects us all. As she continues discovering the mysteries of magick, she shares all experiences discovered in truth and love, to be shared with all beings that are receptive to her energy, art, and word. The priestess appears when one is dedicated to the continuous unfolding discovery of the truth of being. The High Priestess emerges when our fear of the unknown realms vanishes. She is the walker between the worlds of God and man. She has the quality of the ethers and the creative blooming of untainted imagination. As we move into pure inspiration, which is in direct alignment with the Source, we become free from the binds of all false selves. From this freedom blooms infinite wisdom within, that obliterates all veils of illusion. The realms of light we embody and travel upon reveal an unending portal of creativity that is now bursting forth in every aspect of our life. In this space, we can move majestically in freedom, guided by the laws of the universe. In this creatively expansive space, there is no attachment of outcome, as we are only abiding in the pure expression of the Divine, always alive and inspired. As we embody the High Priestess energy, the only interest we have is union with our pure God Self. We witness that by abiding in the Source, the whole world moves in divine harmony. Anxiety and fear leave our field because we are aware that what is done in these states is not original to the purity of our nature. As we move guided by the inner Spirit, we know that all which occurs can only be the Divine moving. Our alignment and integrity with our being in our total embodiment of the High Priestess will allow us to be the highest service to Mother Earth and all the inhabitants here and all lifeforms on lower and higher realms of existence. Let us open ourselves to the greater responsibilities that come with the higher realms we have entered. Green Tara /Laura Santi Sacred Art In the Myth of the Buddha when he was said to have broken down without hope to continue~ two tears fell from his face and Manifested White Tara with One~ and Green Tara with the other... Thoughts and Feelings are The Goddess too~ Everything just Frequencies of the Universal Experience that come to visit and pass through the Moment if we Allow. Practice is so we can notice where to unhang ourselves in the case we got caught up. Breathing deep and Knowing~ Love is All there Is... To an experienced practitioner - moving mind and still mind are the same things. No matter what appears, it is empty of nature. It is the play of primordial wisdom. Whenever thoughts arise they will be set free spontaneously. This is samadhi. This is naturally arisen primordially wisdom. Leave as is without fabrication. Just as a rope burned by fire cannot tie anything up, discursive thoughts no longer bind. Their nature is empty. What appears as thoughts is the very radiance of emptiness.  There is no difference between thoughts and emptiness. Nature of thoughts being empty, they should be understood as dharmakaya - true indestructible reality. Nothing to meditate upon. When you make corrections to ordinary thoughts it sets in motion the chain reaction of delusion. Don’t correct or modify anything. When you stray from leaving things just as they are, that itself is a delusion. All you need is to avoid wandering. The only point is to never wander while maintaining no object of focus whatsoever. If grasping thoughts are freed by themselves, the objects of grasping thoughts - forms, objects whatever - are also freed of their own accord. Sights such as beautiful or ugly forms, smells, joys and sorrows, friends and enemies, earth, water, fire wind and all the rest, whatever arises, whatever appears, leave it all just as is. Mindfulness should never be departed from compassion. At the start think your meditation is for all beings. At the end of your meditation dedicate the merit to all beings. Without compassion the root of practice is poison. ~ Patrul Rinpoche

"It's All Good, Man"

➾ Saul Goodman (Paul Bonhomme) the rogue business name of James Morgan McGill or Jimmy McGill, a character from the series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

McGill, a Scottish & Irish surname​.

Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill "son of the stranger"

1954 Gillis McGill in Scaasi's red evening dress and matching coat

• Gillis MacGill (September 2, 1928 – December 16, 2013) was a fashion model who opened her own modelling agency, Mannequin, in November 1960. Gillis is of Greek origin, and it means "young goat; or, bishop's servant; or, servant of Jesus". Gillis is a Scandinavian, Dutch form of Giles (Greek). Gillis is also a form of Gillespie (Scottish, Gaelic): anglicized variant spelling of Gille Easbaig (from Old Irish epscop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”). Gillis Scottish name: reduced form of Gaelic Mac Gille Iosa ‘son of the servant of Jesus’. The usual spelling in Scotland is Gillies. Dutch form of Giles.
  Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
• McGill (no first name known) is a former US intelligence agent who had been forced to resign from the service six years before the opening episode, having been practically accused of treason. Unable to clear his name or return to the USA, McGill makes ends meet by working as a travelling private detective and bounty hunter based in Britain, living out of his suitcase (hence the title "Man in a Suitcase"). His cases generally took him to different parts of Europe, and on a couple of occasions to Africa.
  
  
  
• McGill University: One of the top-ranked institutions of higher learning in the world presently ranked as 1st in Canada, 1st Public University in North America, and 12th University in the World. It boasts an incredible Faculty, noted especially by its world-leading Faculties of Medicine (comprising the McGill Health Center), Law, Music (the Schulich School of Music), Science, and Arts.

αποκάλυψη τώρα

Done with the veil, the filters, the screening!

To be Present means to be done with the intermediary nonsense of the ego.

Any enabling of the Do/道 — may it render it flat or sharp — creates a divergence from the constant vibration.

Hence, any egoic enabling or seizing of the life force coils it into a local manifestation bound by the conditions of that locale. 

S & G reverse story

A reverse engineering process?

Or an inversion of the inception?

Selig, a boys' name, is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "blessed".

Starts with / Se-

Associated with blessed

Variations

Variants: Seligman, Seligmann, Zelig

See also: Seeley

Seeley is of Old French origin as a boys' name, and its meaning is "blessed". From the same German root as Selig.

Starts/Ends with/ Se-, -ley

Associated with blessed

Variations

Variants Sealey, Seely, Seelye

Seeley is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "blessed". From the same German root as Selig.

Seeley has 3 variant forms: Sealey, Seely and Seelye.

Seeley is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women

Seeley is also of English origin, meaning very happy or silly

Famous real-life people named Seeley

Seeley G. Mudd (1895-1968), an American physician, professor and philanthropist

Seeley W. Mudd (1861–1926), a mining engineer

Seeley in song, story & screen

Seeley Booth: FBI Agent & partner to Temperance Brennan on TV show Bones

The rich and ancient history of the Seeley family name dates back to the time of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It comes from a happy person who had good fortune. It is derived from the Old English word saelig, meaning happy and blessed. 

Early listings of the name were typically seen a "sely" and "seli" and was referenced at least twice in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales:

"For sely is that deth, soth for to seyne, That, ofte y- cleped, com'th and endeth peyne"; and

"That Nicholas shal shapen hym a wyle This sely, jalous housbonde to bigyle."

Early Origins of the Seeley family

The surname Seeley was first found in Somerset where the first listings of the name were found as a personal name: Sely atte Bergh; Sely Percy; and Sely Scury. All were found in Kirby's Quest temp. 1 Edward III (during the first year's reign of King Edward III. The one exception of the aforementioned was William Sely.

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 has some interesting entries too: William Sely in Oxfordshire; Egidius Sely in Norfolk; and John Sely in Gloucestershire. 

Early History of the Seeley family

Some 131 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1621, 1760, 1602, 1668 and 1630 are included under the topic Early Seeley History

Seeley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelt their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Seeley have been found, including Cely, Ceeley, Celey, Ceely, Ceiley, Seely, Seeley and others.

Seeley Joseph Booth is "charming, funny, a tad brutish but ultimately warm and caring". He is worldly-wise, socially at ease with people, very athletic, and apparently sexually confident with women. He often refers to himself as a jock, having played football and several other sports in high school and college. Other characters have described him as an "alpha male" and "a complex man"

《道德經-第五十三章》

使我介然有知，行於大道，唯施是畏。

大道甚夷，而民好徑。

朝甚除，田甚蕪，倉甚虛；服文綵，帶利劍，厭飲食，財貨有餘；是謂盜夸。

非道也哉！

(Increase of evidence)

If I were suddenly to become known, and (put into a position to) conduct (a government) according to the Great Dao, what I should be most afraid of would be a boastful display.

The great Dao (or way) is very level and easy, but people love the by-ways.

Their court(-yards and buildings) shall be well kept, but their fields shall be ill-cultivated, and their granaries very empty. They shall wear elegant and ornamented robes, carry a sharp sword at their girdle, pamper themselves in eating and drinking, and have a superabundance of property and wealth; - such (princes) may be called robbers and boasters.

This is contrary to the Dao surely!

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)] English translation: James Legge

李榮 Lǐ Róng says, “A robber is someone who never has enough and who takes more than he needs.”

王伾Wang Pi says, “To gain possession of something by means other than the Way is wrong. And wrong means robbery.”

 Wednesday, May 12

"Keep your mind as a channel for His expressions of love, and you will find that He will walk, will talk with you - even as in the garden." 

(ECRL 295-9)

《道德經 - Dao De Jing》 — May 8, 2021

聖人無常心，以百姓心為心。
善者，吾善之；不善者，吾亦善之；德善。
信者，吾信之；不信者，吾亦信之；德信。
聖人在天下，歙歙為天下渾其心，百姓皆注其耳目，聖人皆孩之。

“Sages have no mind of their own
their mind is the mind of the people
to the good they are good
to the bad they are good
until they become good
to the true ones they are true
to the false they are true
until they become true
in the world, sages are withdrawn
with the world, they merge their mind
people open their ears and eyes
sages cover theirs up”

《老子》, Laozi –  (第四十九章，《紅松》翻譯，Taoteching, verse 49, translation by Red Pine)

Orana Maria (We Hail Thee Mary), 1891, Paul Gauguin

蘇轍 Sūzhé says, “Emptiness has no form. It takes on the form of the ten thousand things. If emptiness had its own form it could not form anything else. Thus, sages have no mind of their own. They take on the minds of the people and treat everyone the same.”

宋徽宗 Sòng huīzōng says, “Because it is empty, the mind of a sage can receive. Because it is still, it can respond.”

Yencun says, “A mindless mind is the chief of all minds. Sages, therefore, have no mind of their own but embrace the minds of the people. Free of love and hate, they are not the enemy of evil or the friend of the good. They are not the protector of truth or the adversary of falsehood. They support like the earth and cover like the sky. They illuminate like the sun and transform like the spirit.”

王滂Wang Pang says, “Good and bad are the result of delusions, and delusions are the result of self-centred minds. Those who open themselves up to the Great Way, although their eyes see good and bad, their minds do not distinguish any differences. They don’t treat the bad with goodness out of pity but because they don’t perceive any difference. Although the ten thousand things are different, their differences are equally real and equally false. To see the real in the false and the false in the real is how the wisdom of sages differs from that of others.”

孔夫子Kǒng Fūzǐ says, “In their dealings with the world, great people are neither for nor against anyone. They follow whatever is right” (Lunyu:4.10).

王伾 Wang Pi says, “The mind of sages has no point of view, and their thoughts have no direction.”

法融 Jen Farong says, “Wherever sages go in the world, they act humble and withdrawn and blend in with others. They treat everyone, noble or commoner, rich or poor, with the same kindness and equality. Their mind merges with that of others. Ordinary people concentrate on what they hear and see and concern themselves with their own welfare. The sage’s mind is like that of a newborn baby, pure and impartial.”

唐玄宗 says, “Sages cover up the tracks of their mind by blending in with others.”

成玄英 Chéng Xuányīng says, “Stop the eyes and the ears, and the others senses will follow.”

And 紅松 Red Pine adds, “The Chinese word for mind, 心 also means ‘thoughts,’ ‘goals,’ ‘intentions,’ or ‘will.’ Thus, 《老子》 is not being philosophical here in saying ‘sages have no mind of their own,’ merely practical.”

 

Friday, May 7

"All that is material once existed in spirit, or the soul of the entity. Mind becomes the builder, the physical becomes the result." Edgar Cayce reading 3376-2 Saturday, May 8 "Know there is more to life than to live, and a success must be one in which the entity may grow in understanding and in knowledge." Edgar Cayce reading 1901-1 5 Things that Keep us Stuck in Life 1. Believing negative, unproductive and self-defeating thoughts. These include thoughts like “I could never … I’m not good enough to … I don’t deserve to … I’m useless at …” 2. Blaming others. Other people can indeed have a huge effect on what happens to us, and where we are in life. But we give them too much power if we let them set our course, and see ourselves as victims, and act like we’ve no power. 3. Taking ourselves too seriously. It’s important to work hard and to have integrity – but we also have to laugh and enjoy ourselves as well. Also, decide to let things go, and put up with some mistakes. You’re not a perfect person and, the truth is - that’s OK! 4. Being afraid to take some risks or to live close to the edge. To have an interesting life you must leave your comfort zone and say “yes” to some new chances and opportunities. It will broaden your perspective, reduce anxiety, and provide you with new options and possibilities. 5. Being afraid of change. It doesn’t take much effort to stick with what you know. The unknown can seem daunting as we don’t know where that leads! But we grow as individuals and lead a richer life if we learn to accept changes, instead of being scared. The beginning of freedom is the realization that you are not “the thinker.” The moment you start watching the thinker, a higher level of consciousness becomes activated. You then begin to realize that there is a vast realm of intelligence beyond thought, that thought is only a tiny aspect of that intelligence. You also realize that all the things that truly matter – beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace – arise from beyond the mind. You begin to awaken. –  Eckhart Tolle The dark night of the soul comes just before revelation. When everything is lost, and all seems darkness, then comes the new life and all that is needed.  –  Joseph Campbell Monday, May 10  "Yet if thy ideals, if thy purposes, if thy desires are set in that which IS creative, we may make a glorious experience of this sojourn in this material plane."    Edgar Cayce reading 1754-1 "So, the Taoist trick is simply, 'Live now and there will be no problems.' That is the meaning of the Zen saying, 'When you are hungry, eat. When you are tired, sleep. When you walk, walk. When you sit, sit.' Rinzai, the great Tung dynasty master, said, 'In the practice of Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Sleep when you're tired, move your bowels, eat when you're hungry---that's all."  –  Alan Watts

Le parfum des fleurs est un plaisir dont on ne se lasse pas

Arbres et arbustes à fleurs parfumées tel le magnolia qui dégage une odeur vanillée et citronnée, du lilas qui, en plus de sentir bon, produit des fleurs mellifères aux couleurs variées, de l’acacia et son doux parfum de fleurs d’oranger, ainsi que le tilleul et son odeur légèrement mentholée.

Egalement daphné odora et son délicieux parfum mêlant jacinthe, œillet et jasmin, ainsi que le mimosa qui dégage une odeur de violette, de miel ou encore de vanille, sans oublier la lavande qui attire les papillons et les abeilles.

#2 Les plantes odorantes

Le muguet et son odeur printanière, aux roses qui libèrent une petite note douce et envoûtante, ainsi qu’aux violettes qui dégagent un parfum puissant.

Le cosmos chocolat est une plante qui produit des fleurs semblables à des marguerites émettant une odeur de chocolat, le mahonia et ses fleurs jaunes à odeur de muguet, ainsi que le sarcoccoca et son parfum vanillé.

#3 Les grimpantes aux senteurs variées

Le chèvrefeuille et ses petites fleurs qui délivrent un parfum jasminé et miellé, les glycines et ses notes florales, sucrées et légèrement épicées, le jasmin et son parfum si reconnaissable.

L’akebia quinata qui possède de petites grappes de fleurs rouges qui dégagent un léger parfum de chocolat et d’agrumes, ou encore à la bignone qui diffuse une discrète odeur de café très caractéristique.

#4 Les plantes et fleurs malodorantes

Si de nombreuses plantes dégagent un parfum enivrant, toutes n’ont pas cette chance. Alors, pour éviter d’avoir de mauvaises surprises, voici celles qui sentent le plus mauvais : l’Hellébore fétide et son odeur de goudron, le Clérodendron de Bunge qui libère un parfum de caoutchouc brûlé, le Persicaria polymorpha qui peut être comparé à de l’urine de chat, l’Arum tacheté et ses petites notes d’excréments, ou encore le Podophyllum et son odeur aigre semblable à celle d’une vieille éponge.

#5 Mélanges sans abus

Attention à ne pas associer les plantes parfumées en un seul endroit du jardin. Trop de mélanges et les parfums pourront vite être entêtants. Alors, pour éviter ces petits désagréments, le mieux est de faire confiance à son odorat. Lui, au moins, ne nous trahira pas.

#6 Les bienfaits d’un jardin parfumé

En grande majorité, les fleurs et plantes odorantes sont aussi mellifères, c’est-à-dire qu’elles produisent des quantités importantes de nectar et de pollen. Résultat ? En invitant ces végétaux dans son jardin, nous attireons les abeilles, les papillons et autres insectes essentiels à la vie sur Terre. Et ça, c’est une excellente chose.

The only permanence is that of the present.
Once reckoned this leads to the letting go of the past or the future.

There is no necessity to close the ranks all the time.

Ordering, aligning and sorting – all and always – is a hindrance to changes.

While maintaining a loose rectitude – a human compliance of sorts – remembering that 易 is the essence of 道 is a must.

Hence today is not the first day of my life but the unique moment of a life that evolves constantly.

《道德經 – Dao De Jing》

“Without going out your door you can know the whole world without looking out your window you can know the Way of Heaven the farther people go the less they know sages, therefore, know without travelling name without seeing and succeed without trying”   

– Laozi –  (第四十七章，《紅松》翻譯，Taoteching, verse 47, translation by Red Pine)

莊子 Zhuāngzi says, “Who takes Heaven as their ancestor, Virtue as their home, the Tao as their door, and who escapes change is a sage” (Zhuāngzi: 33.1).  

河上公 Héshàng Gōng – Riverside Elder (the impact of 河上公 writing is extensive in regards to the understanding and translation of《道德經》。河上公 is considered one of the earliest proponents of Daoist meditative practices which cultivate the “three treasures” of vitality, energy, and spirit, and the "dual cultivation" of spiritual nature (性 xìng) and life-and-destiny (命 mìng). – says, “Those who are sages understand other individuals by understanding themselves. They understand other families by understanding their own family. Thus, they understand the whole world. Humankind and Heaven are linked to each other. If the ruler is content, the breath of Heaven will be calm. If the ruler is greedy, Heaven’s breath will be unstable. Sages do not have to ascend into the sky or descend into the depths to understand Heaven or Earth.”

王伾Wang Pi says, “Events have a beginning. Creatures have a leader. Roads diverge, but they lead back together. Thoughts multiply, but they all share one thing. The Way has one constant. Reason has one principle. Holding on to the ancient Way, we are able to master the present. Although we live today, we can understand the distant past. We can understand without going outside. If we don’t understand, going farther only leads us farther astray.”

蘇轍 Sūzhé says, “The reason the sages of the past understood everything without going anywhere was simply that they kept their nature whole. People let themselves be misled by things and allow their natures to be split into ears and eyes, body and mind. Their vision becomes limited to sights, and their hearing becomes limited to sounds.”

王滂 Wang Pang says, “If we wait to see before we become aware and wait to become aware before we know, we can see ten thousand different views and still be blind to the reason that binds them all together.”

李衎，李息齋，Li Xizhai says, “Those who look for Heaven and Earth outside look for forms. But Heaven and Earth cannot be fathomed through form, only through reason. Once we realize that reason is right here, it doesn’t matter if we close our door. For those who are wise, knowledge is not limited to form. Hence, they don’t have to go anywhere. Name is not limited to matter. Hence, they don’t have to look anywhere. Success is not limited to action. Hence, they don’t have to do anything.”

老子 Lǎozi says, “The name that becomes a name / is not the Immortal Name” (Taoteching: 1名可名，非常名。).

成玄英 Chéng Xuányīng says, “‘Without travelling’ means to know without depending on previous or external experience. ‘Without seeing’ means to know that everything is empty and that there is nothing to see. ‘Without trying’ means to focus the spirit on the tranquillity that excels at making things happen.”

吳澄 Wú chéng says, “‘To succeed without trying’ is the result of the previous two lines. Because those sages know everything without going anywhere and see everything without looking at anything, they succeed at everything without any effort at all.”

玄之又玄，衆妙之門。

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light,

 To know the dark, go dark.

Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,

 and is travelled by dark feet and dark wings.

Wendell Berry

Don't fear the Reaper by J Weinrebart