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53. Thief's luxury

[Chapter 53 / English Translation] - click the line to watch the related video.
If I have the least intelligence while travelling big Tao, I am fearful of going sideways.

Big Tao is very flat, but people prefer small shortcuts.


The court is very clean.

The field is very wild.

The granary is totally empty.

Some wear a beautiful dress with a sharp sword, tired of eating and drinking, having too much money.

This is called a thief's luxury.

A thief's luxury is not Tao.


Rapid Decoded
Intelligence is misleading. Following Tao doesn't require intelligence. Rather, it is a hindrance.

Following Tao is easy, but some people prefer a more complicated way of living.


Don't judge any even if some are rich.

Don't judge any even if some are poor.

Don't judge any even if some are starving.

Don't judge any even if you face excessive wealth.

After all, "a thief's luxury" is part of your hologram.

Your hologram is a manifestation of Tao, but not Tao itself.


Videos / YouTube playlist

- 53-1 No intelligence
- 53-2 Flat Tao
- 53-3 Clean court
- 53-4 Wild field
- 53-5 Painted rice cake / Empty granary
- 53-6 Too much money
- 53-7 Thief's luxury
- 53-8 Hologram is not Tao


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-Do not judge. If you don't judge, you are always happy, aren't you?





Read Yama Uba the Zen play

☞Sen no Rikyu 千利休 (1522 - 1591) was a great innovator of the Tea Ceremony. «Cha do / Sa do 茶道», Tao of tea; «Cha no yu 茶の湯», the boiling water of tea; «Wabi Cha 侘び茶», Tea of wabi.
  1. Tao

 2. Hologram

 3. The floating world Ukiyo

 4. Play

 5. Gate

 6. Dark Depth

 7. Dark Depth Female

 8. Do nothing

 9. Body soul and Spirit soul

10. You and non-you

11. Yin Yang circle

12. No judgement

13. Resistance

14. Satori

15. Act without acting

16. Colour

(Last modified: 13 November 2011)