The Archer and Clarity – Becoming Yourself

The Archer and Clarity – Becoming Yourself

The Liehzi is a Daoist text from the 4th or 5th century, a collection of stories and philosophical exercises that together with the writings of Laozi and Zhuangzi comprises the ?Daojia,? the School of The Way, or Daoist Philosophy. ?Each of the stories is used as a...
Useless and Useful:  Stillness and the Crooked Tree

Useless and Useful: Stillness and the Crooked Tree

During the first conversation I had with my real estate agent when I began looking for a house to purchase in the northern Berkshires, I told him an old Daoist story I used in my teaching.  It is the story of a woodworker. One day, he brought his young son with...