《九》

九² = ∞ 一

Thursday, September 2, 2021

"Any spiritual advice? 

Keep in a happy, optimistic attitude, and think constructively!" 



Edgar Cayce reading 480-33 (XVIII-九)

The Seer, Giorgio de Chirico, Paris, winter 1914-15

《道大經第九章》

持而盈之，不如其已；揣而銳之，不可長保。

金玉滿堂，莫之能守；富貴而驕，自遺其咎。

功遂身退天之道。

Dao Dae jing Chapter Nine — Alan B. Taplow 9 EXCESS

    Stop short of full,

    Pour not to the brim.

    Over-sharpen the sword,

    And the edge will soon blunt.

    Be surrounded with treasure,

    And lie ill at ease.

    Claim title and honour and wealth,

    And downfall will follow.

    With mission accomplished - withdraw.

    Such is in harmony with Dao.

Dao Dae jing Chapter Nine — James Legge (Fulness and complacency contrary to the Dao)

It is better to leave a vessel unfilled than to attempt to carry it when it is full. If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness. When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe. When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself. When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.

“She was of the chosen few who could drink the cup of light and the cup of darkness with equally regnant soul.”

― When Valmond came to Pontiac, The Story of a Lost Napoleon, 1895 by Gilbert Parker (Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet PC, 23 November 1862 – 6 September 1932)