My big focus today was helping my wife, Karen. She had successful hernia surgery this morning at the St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, California. She is now resting comfortably at home, and feeling little pain from the surgery.
I've been reading and studying translations of the Tao Te Ching lately. Here is one I recommend:
The Whole Heart of Tao: The Complete Teachings from the Oral Tradition of Lao-Tzu. By John Bright-Fey. Birmingham, Alabama, Crane Hill Publishers, 2006. 376 pages. ISBN: 1575872471. The Reverend Venerable John Bright-Fey, Sifu Fey, is the 12th generation lineage holder of the Blue Dragon Order of Esoteric Zen Buddhism, a distinct line of knowledge descended directly from Shaolin Temple. Sifu Bright-Fey teaches at the New Forest Center for Contemplative Living, Birmingham, Alabama. This version of the Tao Te Ching is both a translation by a Chinese scholar and a fascinating interpolation based on his religious training. He uses a schema of interpretation for lines in each of the 81 Chapters of the Tao Te Ching based on the concepts of the Taoist Mind (mindset and world view), Taoist Body (day to day concerns of living), Taoist Hand (training techniques by a Cultivator of the Tao, spiritual disciplines) and Taoist Heart (core and cherished beliefs) [p.21-]. His rigorous experiential approach resonates with my training in Taijiquan, Qigong, gardening, spiritual practices, and ritual.
The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
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