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http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=205.135.136.10 Cramulus - User contributions [en] 2024-10-31T23:33:12Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.27.0 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chao_Bin&diff=1150 Chao Bin 2009-10-26T19:52:39Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* To Do */</p> <hr /> <div>This page is for discussion about the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]. The official discussion is going on at the [http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=20529 Principia Discordia forums], but stuff tends to get lost in quickly moving threads. So this page contains notes we&#039;ll want to find later in the editorial process.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == To Do ==<br /> (likely out of date)<br /> <br /> &lt;s&gt;Examine chapters with more than one entry and blend them into one&lt;/s&gt; DONE.<br /> #discuss the Sacred Chao Te Ching until we&#039;re satisfied with it<br /> #Create a PDF<br /> #distribute to Discordian and Taoist communities, send copies to cool people<br /> #Find a way to make it an actual scroll, or a professionally bound version.<br /> <br /> == Widows ==<br /> These are chapters, stanzas, quotes or ideas which should go in the book, but we haven&#039;t figured out where to place them yet.<br /> <br /> Jump to conclusions<br /> fall flat on your face.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Anything could be a punchline.<br /> The Discordian sucker punches suckers<br /> both the wise and foolish<br /> both the wrong and the right<br /> both the deserving and the undeserving<br /> both those that get it and those that don&#039;t<br /> and even herself<br /> both inadvertently and advertently <br /> <br /> sometimes below the belt<br /> <br /> Whether the Discordian likes it or not,<br /> those are the facts.<br /> <br /> The Discordian survives.<br /> She has no hit points<br /> she has no points to hit<br /> <br /> Everything is a punchline<br /> <br /> inadvertently or advertently<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Unconcerned with conclusions,<br /> no need to grasp.<br /> Unconscious of power,<br /> wild free it prevails.<br /> <br /> <br /> Those who follow the Chao think they are one with the Chao.<br /> Those who follow power think they are one with power.<br /> Those who follow laughter think they are one with laughter.<br /> Those who are bored we think are boring.<br /> <br /> Those who are one with the Chao create the Chao.<br /> Those who are one with power create power.<br /> Those who are one with laughter create laughter.<br /> Those who are one with boredom bore the hell out of me, man.<br /> Those who lack humor? The joke&#039;s on them.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_51-60&diff=1089 Chapters 51-60 2009-09-24T19:25:10Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 59 */</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 51 ===<br /> <br /> HONEY<br /> <br /> The Chao produces all things.<br /> They play with power and energy.<br /> Matter gives them physical form.<br /> Nature and nurture dance from the Chao<br /> The Chao is respected, and balance is honored.<br /> This happens naturally, there is no creator of balance.<br /> <br /> The Chao produces all things:<br /> it gives them power, and takes away their power,<br /> it is the teat we suckle at, and must learn to move away from,<br /> it is the ability to understand the self, and also mock it,<br /> it is certainty while being uncertain,<br /> it is simultaneously passionate and detached,<br /> it is both the comedian and the audience,<br /> making them laugh at something within.<br /> This is mystical power.<br /> <br /> BURNS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> All beings are expressions of Eris. <br /> This sets the stage for ages of laughter.<br /> All you need is a banana peel and an audience.<br /> After all, laughter is even better when it&#039;s shared.<br /> <br /> CRAMULUS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> All beings are expressions of Eris. <br /> Everybody makes Eris laugh<br /> even the straight man in the bit.<br /> <br /> She&#039;s laughing with you<br /> which is also laughing at herself<br /> <br /> art thou the banana peel?<br /> It&#039;s anybody&#039;s call.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 52 ===<br /> <br /> The One of the Chao split up into everything else.<br /> Those who understand Chaos can understand the rest.<br /> That which can be understood can be useful.<br /> <br /> Embrace doubt, reserve judgement,<br /> and knowledge will flow like water.<br /> Come to solid conclusions, have unwavering Faith,<br /> and nothing will make sense.<br /> <br /> Admitting ignorace is wise;<br /> Declaring stupidity is clever.<br /> Look for the gaps, seek them out,<br /> and then you&#039;ll know what needs filling.<br /> This is Thinking for Yourself.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 53 ===<br /> <br /> Those who even partially understand<br /> admit that they do not know everything.<br /> What is unknown is vast, <br /> but people like blinding themselves.<br /> <br /> When Authority bangs the podium,<br /> the people say, &quot;my country, right or wrong.&quot;<br /> When the holy man thumps his scripture,<br /> the people embrace Faith over Facts.<br /> So some people revel<br /> in their abandonment of responsibility.<br /> They have given up their humanity.<br /> This is fucking stupid.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 54 ===<br /> <br /> Whoever is slackened by the Chao<br /> will &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; be tied back down!<br /> (unless of course you like that sort of thing?)<br /> Do what you desire to do!<br /> Eris is always honored by instinct,<br /> awaiting convolution.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 55 ===<br /> <br /> Those who understand Chaos can pierce any illusion.<br /> Disorder does not trouble them.<br /> Order does not placate them.<br /> They see around the bars of their Cell,<br /> and always look just a little bit further.<br /> They can freely create, knowing no boundries,<br /> but coloring inside the lines when they must.<br /> They can wear ideas like masks, but remove them at will,<br /> and are not bound by chains of Faith.<br /> To know Chaos is to always be in doubt.<br /> To know doubt is to always seek an answer.<br /> <br /> To try and force truth is dangerous.<br /> To decide you&#039;re right before getting the facts is foolish.<br /> The first errent bit of evidence will cause a collapse.<br /> Whatever is monolithic will fall.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 56 ===<br /> <br /> Those that create, also destroy.<br /> Those who destroy, also create.<br /> Creative Disorder; Orderly Creation.<br /> Destructive Order; Disorderly Destruction.<br /> Ordered Disorder; Disorderly Order.<br /> These are all lies.<br /> Those believing them can do anything.<br /> Those who disbelieve are fools.<br /> Do you believe that?<br /> <br /> === Chapter 57 ===<br /> <br /> Authority rules through miscommunication.<br /> Wars are waged by pandering to fears.<br /> The world can be won by joining opposites.<br /> Check it out:<br /> Tell people what they want to hear, and they will follow.<br /> Make them think like apes, they will act like monkeys.<br /> Relieve them of their responsibilities, they will call you wise.<br /> Show them what they fear, they will call you just.<br /> <br /> Therefore, the wise spags say,<br /> &quot;Pay no attention to the speeches of Authority,<br /> but listen instead to what the audience is hearing.<br /> And if at all possible,<br /> try to be the one making the speech.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Chapter 58 ===<br /> <br /> When Authority imposes Order, people become angry.<br /> When Authority allows Freedom, people become nervous.<br /> To allow for mistakes means accepting mistakes;<br /> To enforce order ensures future punishment.<br /> The people want Freedom, but at others&#039; expense.<br /> The people want Order, but only to justify their actions.<br /> Therefore the wise spags disrupt Order,<br /> And organize Freedom, <br /> And freely create their illusions.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 59 ===<br /> <br /> Status gives power, <br /> but power inhibits communication.<br /> Seek information from opposing sides.<br /> Listen to the will of the people,<br /> but also to the well-informed.<br /> Talk to people who disagree;<br /> Those who would undermine you<br /> are a part of what you do.<br /> <br /> Do not keep things concealed,<br /> and do never say,<br /> &quot;Because I said so.&quot;<br /> The people may be foolish,<br /> but they are not fools.<br /> These are social laws of motion,<br /> the thermodynamics of balance.<br /> <br /> Eventually, those that try to impose Order<br /> become mired in disarray.<br /> Action creates resistance.<br /> It&#039;s not personal.<br /> It&#039;s hilarious.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 60 ===<br /> <br /> A good leader is like an orchestral conductor.<br /> He is given a set of rules that the people should follow.<br /> By flapping his arms, he tries organize them.<br /> The more careful and precise he is,<br /> the more harmonious the performance.<br /> However, a good leader knows<br /> that it is the individual nuances<br /> all working together, yet still independently,<br /> that create the rich texture.<br /> And so Order and Disorder combine<br /> to create beauty.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_51-60&diff=1088 Chapters 51-60 2009-09-24T19:24:08Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 59 */ blending</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 51 ===<br /> <br /> HONEY<br /> <br /> The Chao produces all things.<br /> They play with power and energy.<br /> Matter gives them physical form.<br /> Nature and nurture dance from the Chao<br /> The Chao is respected, and balance is honored.<br /> This happens naturally, there is no creator of balance.<br /> <br /> The Chao produces all things:<br /> it gives them power, and takes away their power,<br /> it is the teat we suckle at, and must learn to move away from,<br /> it is the ability to understand the self, and also mock it,<br /> it is certainty while being uncertain,<br /> it is simultaneously passionate and detached,<br /> it is both the comedian and the audience,<br /> making them laugh at something within.<br /> This is mystical power.<br /> <br /> BURNS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> All beings are expressions of Eris. <br /> This sets the stage for ages of laughter.<br /> All you need is a banana peel and an audience.<br /> After all, laughter is even better when it&#039;s shared.<br /> <br /> CRAMULUS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> All beings are expressions of Eris. <br /> Everybody makes Eris laugh<br /> even the straight man in the bit.<br /> <br /> She&#039;s laughing with you<br /> which is also laughing at herself<br /> <br /> art thou the banana peel?<br /> It&#039;s anybody&#039;s call.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 52 ===<br /> <br /> The One of the Chao split up into everything else.<br /> Those who understand Chaos can understand the rest.<br /> That which can be understood can be useful.<br /> <br /> Embrace doubt, reserve judgement,<br /> and knowledge will flow like water.<br /> Come to solid conclusions, have unwavering Faith,<br /> and nothing will make sense.<br /> <br /> Admitting ignorace is wise;<br /> Declaring stupidity is clever.<br /> Look for the gaps, seek them out,<br /> and then you&#039;ll know what needs filling.<br /> This is Thinking for Yourself.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 53 ===<br /> <br /> Those who even partially understand<br /> admit that they do not know everything.<br /> What is unknown is vast, <br /> but people like blinding themselves.<br /> <br /> When Authority bangs the podium,<br /> the people say, &quot;my country, right or wrong.&quot;<br /> When the holy man thumps his scripture,<br /> the people embrace Faith over Facts.<br /> So some people revel<br /> in their abandonment of responsibility.<br /> They have given up their humanity.<br /> This is fucking stupid.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 54 ===<br /> <br /> Whoever is slackened by the Chao<br /> will &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; be tied back down!<br /> (unless of course you like that sort of thing?)<br /> Do what you desire to do!<br /> Eris is always honored by instinct,<br /> awaiting convolution.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 55 ===<br /> <br /> Those who understand Chaos can pierce any illusion.<br /> Disorder does not trouble them.<br /> Order does not placate them.<br /> They see around the bars of their Cell,<br /> and always look just a little bit further.<br /> They can freely create, knowing no boundries,<br /> but coloring inside the lines when they must.<br /> They can wear ideas like masks, but remove them at will,<br /> and are not bound by chains of Faith.<br /> To know Chaos is to always be in doubt.<br /> To know doubt is to always seek an answer.<br /> <br /> To try and force truth is dangerous.<br /> To decide you&#039;re right before getting the facts is foolish.<br /> The first errent bit of evidence will cause a collapse.<br /> Whatever is monolithic will fall.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 56 ===<br /> <br /> Those that create, also destroy.<br /> Those who destroy, also create.<br /> Creative Disorder; Orderly Creation.<br /> Destructive Order; Disorderly Destruction.<br /> Ordered Disorder; Disorderly Order.<br /> These are all lies.<br /> Those believing them can do anything.<br /> Those who disbelieve are fools.<br /> Do you believe that?<br /> <br /> === Chapter 57 ===<br /> <br /> Authority rules through miscommunication.<br /> Wars are waged by pandering to fears.<br /> The world can be won by joining opposites.<br /> Check it out:<br /> Tell people what they want to hear, and they will follow.<br /> Make them think like apes, they will act like monkeys.<br /> Relieve them of their responsibilities, they will call you wise.<br /> Show them what they fear, they will call you just.<br /> <br /> Therefore, the wise spags say,<br /> &quot;Pay no attention to the speeches of Authority,<br /> but listen instead to what the audience is hearing.<br /> And if at all possible,<br /> try to be the one making the speech.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Chapter 58 ===<br /> <br /> When Authority imposes Order, people become angry.<br /> When Authority allows Freedom, people become nervous.<br /> To allow for mistakes means accepting mistakes;<br /> To enforce order ensures future punishment.<br /> The people want Freedom, but at others&#039; expense.<br /> The people want Order, but only to justify their actions.<br /> Therefore the wise spags disrupt Order,<br /> And organize Freedom, <br /> And freely create their illusions.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 59 ===<br /> <br /> Status gives power, <br /> but power inhibits communication.<br /> Seek information from opposing sides.<br /> Listen to the will of the people,<br /> but also to the well-informed.<br /> Talk to people who disagree.<br /> Those who would undermine you<br /> are a part of what you do.<br /> <br /> Do not keep things concealed,<br /> and do never say,<br /> &quot;Because I said so.&quot;<br /> The people may be foolish,<br /> but they are not fools.<br /> These are social laws of motion,<br /> the thermodynamics of balance.<br /> <br /> Eventually, those that try to impose Order<br /> become mired in disarray.<br /> Action creates resistance.<br /> It&#039;s not personal.<br /> It&#039;s hilarious.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 60 ===<br /> <br /> A good leader is like an orchestral conductor.<br /> He is given a set of rules that the people should follow.<br /> By flapping his arms, he tries organize them.<br /> The more careful and precise he is,<br /> the more harmonious the performance.<br /> However, a good leader knows<br /> that it is the individual nuances<br /> all working together, yet still independently,<br /> that create the rich texture.<br /> And so Order and Disorder combine<br /> to create beauty.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_71-81&diff=1023 Chapters 71-81 2009-06-22T16:29:12Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 76 */</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 71 ===<br /> <br /> It is wise to admit ignorance.<br /> Those that claim to know everything will fail.<br /> Those who are willing to accept new information<br /> are able to adapt to whatever situation they are in.<br /> Because they are willing to acknowledge failure,<br /> they will not fail.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 72 ===<br /> <br /> When people openly disobey Authority,<br /> another Authority will descend.<br /> The wise spags go around, not against.<br /> When people lack a sense of awe<br /> they cannot see what&#039;s awesome.<br /> Do not restrict people&#039;s freedoms,<br /> or their time space continuum.<br /> If you act like a spag, you will be treated like a spag.<br /> <br /> Therefore the wise spag acts, but is not an actor.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 73 ===<br /> <br /> Those who embrace Disorder will breed Order.<br /> Those who embrace Order will breed Disorder.<br /> Both of these ways are foolish.<br /> Why would you embrace Illusion,<br /> and deny one half of the Universe?<br /> <br /> Wise spags find the patterns,<br /> and invent new game rules to trip up The Machine™.<br /> They change the world,<br /> not through Ideology,<br /> but by finding the Hidden Middle.<br /> They straddle the shifting line between True and False,<br /> and embrace the whole Universe.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 74 ===<br /> <br /> If you realize the only constant is change,<br /> there is nothing left to allude to.<br /> If death doesn’t nettle,<br /> it just may be time to move on.<br /> <br /> Trying to control things is stupid. <br /> (control freak)<br /> just try to relax.<br /> <br /> The answer to every question<br /> is five tons of flax.<br /> <br /> BURNS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> When you realize that change is the only constant<br /> there is nothing left to do.<br /> Drop ambition and expectation and <br /> Death will have nothing real to kill.<br /> Let the pieces fall where they may<br /> And have someone else pick them up.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 75 ===<br /> <br /> People are not free,<br /> because Authority gives people their Freedoms.<br /> The people do not take it.<br /> <br /> Authority makes myriad rules,<br /> because people do not follow them.<br /> That is why we are all criminals.<br /> <br /> People do not care about responsibility,<br /> because they gave it to Authority.<br /> Authority does not care about people,<br /> because they are not responsible.<br /> Only those who accept responsibility,<br /> and seize their freedoms,<br /> can change their stars.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 76 ===<br /> <br /> We are born soft, sweet &amp; fragile<br /> in death we rigor morte.<br /> In between is a wild card,<br /> What the hell is that for?<br /> <br /> When you see someone naked,<br /> check to see if they’re dead.<br /> Not dead yet? Well then<br /> giv’em some life.<br /> <br /> Some say it is better<br /> to give than it is to receive.<br /> <br /> BURNS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> When born, you are closer to Eris than ever.<br /> Then is no conceptual order or disorder and things simply are.<br /> Growing up, we learn the teachings of Greyface<br /> And receive the &#039;gifts&#039; of compliance and structure.<br /> Believing this to be reality,<br /> Our bodies become Rigoursly Mortal rather than flexibly free.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 77 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos is made up of all things.<br /> This is why it makes no distinctions.<br /> People are less than all things,<br /> so they see differences and put them in boxes.<br /> <br /> Because they are people,<br /> They lie to themselves <br /> from the day they opened their eyes.<br /> <br /> Who are freed from the chains of Illusion?<br /> Not even the wise spags, although they try.<br /> Therefore the wise spags create their own Illusions,<br /> But do not admit perfect clarity.<br /> They know better than anyone else,<br /> the power of Illusion to blind the eye<br /> and deafen the ear.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 78 ===<br /> <br /> Nothing is better<br /> than finding a home.<br /> Endangered however free?<br /> Ahem er uh s’awful nice too.<br /> <br /> So if somebody asks you<br /> to giv’em some slack.<br /> Do it I say.<br /> I promise no regret.<br /> Therefore TGRR?<br /> in spite of his spew,<br /> is waaay more helpful<br /> in chasing the blues, <br /> sweet fairy princess.<br /> <br /> Live within the paradox.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 79 ===<br /> <br /> If you do not shit your hate, you will die.<br /> Who can live, retaining a colon full of hate?<br /> Therefore the monkeys howl, and fling their poop.<br /> Are you surprised the wise spags are monkeys?<br /> They do not deny how they were born,<br /> nor their contradictory nature.<br /> To deny all the elements that make us human,<br /> is worse than an impacted bowel.<br /> The people are all monkeys,<br /> but the wise spag admits it.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 80 ===<br /> <br /> In a place where information is suppressed,<br /> and curiosity stifled,<br /> The people will be uncaring, unwise, and not free.<br /> They will rely on tradition as their guides;<br /> They will not make observations;<br /> Or try things out;<br /> Or experiment; <br /> Or play.<br /> They will be suspicious of outsiders<br /> just as they are with new ideas.<br /> Their minds will be as stagnant<br /> as the pond where they dump their garbage.<br /> They are surely as dead as they can be,<br /> though they still draw breath.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 81 ===<br /> <br /> We’re part of the problem,<br /> takes one to know one, it’s true.<br /> Rhetoric and repertoire postulated<br /> it’s all just a ruse.<br /> <br /> The Masters own nothing,<br /> Chaos skillfully curled<br /> in their heads,<br /> they give without taking<br /> and put you to bed.<br /> <br /> Chaos embraces and caresses<br /> as you no doubt recall.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_71-81&diff=1022 Chapters 71-81 2009-06-22T16:28:27Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 74 */ burns suggestion</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 71 ===<br /> <br /> It is wise to admit ignorance.<br /> Those that claim to know everything will fail.<br /> Those who are willing to accept new information<br /> are able to adapt to whatever situation they are in.<br /> Because they are willing to acknowledge failure,<br /> they will not fail.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 72 ===<br /> <br /> When people openly disobey Authority,<br /> another Authority will descend.<br /> The wise spags go around, not against.<br /> When people lack a sense of awe<br /> they cannot see what&#039;s awesome.<br /> Do not restrict people&#039;s freedoms,<br /> or their time space continuum.<br /> If you act like a spag, you will be treated like a spag.<br /> <br /> Therefore the wise spag acts, but is not an actor.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 73 ===<br /> <br /> Those who embrace Disorder will breed Order.<br /> Those who embrace Order will breed Disorder.<br /> Both of these ways are foolish.<br /> Why would you embrace Illusion,<br /> and deny one half of the Universe?<br /> <br /> Wise spags find the patterns,<br /> and invent new game rules to trip up The Machine™.<br /> They change the world,<br /> not through Ideology,<br /> but by finding the Hidden Middle.<br /> They straddle the shifting line between True and False,<br /> and embrace the whole Universe.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 74 ===<br /> <br /> If you realize the only constant is change,<br /> there is nothing left to allude to.<br /> If death doesn’t nettle,<br /> it just may be time to move on.<br /> <br /> Trying to control things is stupid. <br /> (control freak)<br /> just try to relax.<br /> <br /> The answer to every question<br /> is five tons of flax.<br /> <br /> BURNS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> When you realize that change is the only constant<br /> there is nothing left to do.<br /> Drop ambition and expectation and <br /> Death will have nothing real to kill.<br /> Let the pieces fall where they may<br /> And have someone else pick them up.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 75 ===<br /> <br /> People are not free,<br /> because Authority gives people their Freedoms.<br /> The people do not take it.<br /> <br /> Authority makes myriad rules,<br /> because people do not follow them.<br /> That is why we are all criminals.<br /> <br /> People do not care about responsibility,<br /> because they gave it to Authority.<br /> Authority does not care about people,<br /> because they are not responsible.<br /> Only those who accept responsibility,<br /> and seize their freedoms,<br /> can change their stars.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 76 ===<br /> <br /> We are born soft, sweet &amp; fragile<br /> in death we rigor morte.<br /> In between is a wild card,<br /> What the hell is that for?<br /> <br /> When you see someone naked,<br /> check to see if they’re dead.<br /> Not dead yet? Well then<br /> giv’em some life.<br /> <br /> Some say it is better<br /> to give than it is to receive.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 77 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos is made up of all things.<br /> This is why it makes no distinctions.<br /> People are less than all things,<br /> so they see differences and put them in boxes.<br /> <br /> Because they are people,<br /> They lie to themselves <br /> from the day they opened their eyes.<br /> <br /> Who are freed from the chains of Illusion?<br /> Not even the wise spags, although they try.<br /> Therefore the wise spags create their own Illusions,<br /> But do not admit perfect clarity.<br /> They know better than anyone else,<br /> the power of Illusion to blind the eye<br /> and deafen the ear.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 78 ===<br /> <br /> Nothing is better<br /> than finding a home.<br /> Endangered however free?<br /> Ahem er uh s’awful nice too.<br /> <br /> So if somebody asks you<br /> to giv’em some slack.<br /> Do it I say.<br /> I promise no regret.<br /> Therefore TGRR?<br /> in spite of his spew,<br /> is waaay more helpful<br /> in chasing the blues, <br /> sweet fairy princess.<br /> <br /> Live within the paradox.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 79 ===<br /> <br /> If you do not shit your hate, you will die.<br /> Who can live, retaining a colon full of hate?<br /> Therefore the monkeys howl, and fling their poop.<br /> Are you surprised the wise spags are monkeys?<br /> They do not deny how they were born,<br /> nor their contradictory nature.<br /> To deny all the elements that make us human,<br /> is worse than an impacted bowel.<br /> The people are all monkeys,<br /> but the wise spag admits it.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 80 ===<br /> <br /> In a place where information is suppressed,<br /> and curiosity stifled,<br /> The people will be uncaring, unwise, and not free.<br /> They will rely on tradition as their guides;<br /> They will not make observations;<br /> Or try things out;<br /> Or experiment; <br /> Or play.<br /> They will be suspicious of outsiders<br /> just as they are with new ideas.<br /> Their minds will be as stagnant<br /> as the pond where they dump their garbage.<br /> They are surely as dead as they can be,<br /> though they still draw breath.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 81 ===<br /> <br /> We’re part of the problem,<br /> takes one to know one, it’s true.<br /> Rhetoric and repertoire postulated<br /> it’s all just a ruse.<br /> <br /> The Masters own nothing,<br /> Chaos skillfully curled<br /> in their heads,<br /> they give without taking<br /> and put you to bed.<br /> <br /> Chaos embraces and caresses<br /> as you no doubt recall.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_51-60&diff=1021 Chapters 51-60 2009-06-22T16:27:28Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 54 */ Burns suggestion was to cut the 2nd and 3rd stanzas</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 51 ===<br /> <br /> The Chao produces all things.<br /> They play with power and energy.<br /> Matter gives them physical form.<br /> Nature and nurture dance from the Chao<br /> The Chao is respected, and balance is honored.<br /> This happens naturally, there is no creator of balance.<br /> <br /> The Chao produces all things:<br /> it gives them power, and takes away their power,<br /> it is the teat we suckle at, and must learn to move away from,<br /> it is the ability to understand the self, and also mock it,<br /> it is certainty while being uncertain,<br /> it is simultaneously passionate and detached,<br /> it is both the comedian and the audience,<br /> making them laugh at something within.<br /> This is mystical power.<br /> <br /> BURNS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> All beings are expressions of Eris. <br /> This Sets the stage for ages of laughter.<br /> All you need is a banana peel and an audience.<br /> After all, laughter is even better when it&#039;s shared.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 52 ===<br /> <br /> The One of the Chao split up into everything else.<br /> Those who understand Chaos can understand the rest.<br /> That which can be understood can be useful.<br /> <br /> Embrace doubt, reserve judgement,<br /> and knowledge will flow like water.<br /> Come to solid conclusions, have unwavering Faith,<br /> and nothing will make sense.<br /> <br /> Admitting ignorace is wise;<br /> Declaring stupidity is clever.<br /> Look for the gaps, seek them out,<br /> and then you&#039;ll know what needs filling.<br /> This is Thinking for Yourself.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 53 ===<br /> <br /> Those who even partially understand<br /> admit that they do not know everything.<br /> What is unknown is vast, <br /> but people like blinding themselves.<br /> <br /> When Authority bangs the podium,<br /> the people say, &quot;my country, right or wrong.&quot;<br /> When the holy man thumps his scripture,<br /> the people embrace Faith over Facts.<br /> So some people revel<br /> in their abandonment of responsibility.<br /> They have given up their humanity.<br /> This is fucking stupid.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 54 ===<br /> <br /> Whoever is slackened by the Chao<br /> will &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; be tied back down!<br /> (unless of course you like that sort of thing?)<br /> Do what you desire to do!<br /> Eris is always honored by instinct,<br /> awaiting convolution.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 55 ===<br /> <br /> Those who understand Chaos can pierce any illusion.<br /> Disorder does not trouble them.<br /> Order does not placate them.<br /> They see around the bars of their Cell,<br /> and always look just a little bit further.<br /> They can freely create, knowing no boundries,<br /> but coloring inside the lines when they must.<br /> They can wear ideas like masks, but remove them at will,<br /> and are not bound by chains of Faith.<br /> To know Chaos is to always be in doubt.<br /> To know doubt is to always seek an answer.<br /> <br /> To try and force truth is dangerous.<br /> To decide you&#039;re right before getting the facts is foolish.<br /> The first errent bit of evidence will cause a collapse.<br /> Whatever is monolithic will fall.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 56 ===<br /> <br /> Those that create, also destroy.<br /> Those who destroy, also create.<br /> Creative Disorder; Orderly Creation.<br /> Destructive Order; Disorderly Destruction.<br /> Ordered Disorder; Disorderly Order.<br /> These are all lies.<br /> Those believing them can do anything.<br /> Those who disbelieve are fools.<br /> Do you believe that?<br /> <br /> === Chapter 57 ===<br /> <br /> Authority rules through miscommunication.<br /> Wars are waged by pandering to fears.<br /> The world can be won by joining opposites.<br /> Check it out:<br /> Tell people what they want to hear, and they will follow.<br /> Make them think like apes, they will act like monkeys.<br /> Relieve them of their responsibilities, they will call you wise.<br /> Show them what they fear, they will call you just.<br /> <br /> Therefore, the wise spags say,<br /> &quot;Pay no attention to the speeches of Authority,<br /> but listen instead to what the audience is hearing.<br /> And if at all possible,<br /> try to be the one making the speech.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Chapter 58 ===<br /> <br /> When Authority imposes Order, people become angry.<br /> When Authority allows Freedom, people become nervous.<br /> To allow for mistakes means accepting mistakes;<br /> To enforce order ensures future punishment.<br /> The people want Freedom, but at others&#039; expense.<br /> The people want Order, but only to justify their actions.<br /> Therefore the wise spags disrupt Order,<br /> And organize Freedom, <br /> And freely create their illusions.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 59 ===<br /> <br /> If you find yourself in a position of Authority,<br /> don&#039;t be a douchebag.<br /> Seek information from opposing sides.<br /> Listen to the will of the people,<br /> but also to the well-informed.<br /> Talk to people who disagree.<br /> Do not keep things concealed,<br /> and do never say,<br /> &quot;Because I said so.&quot;<br /> The people may be foolish,<br /> but they are not fools.<br /> Eventually, all that try to impose Order<br /> become mired in disarray.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 60 ===<br /> <br /> A good leader is like an orchestral conductor.<br /> He is given a set of rules that the people should follow.<br /> By flapping his arms, he tries organize them.<br /> The more careful and precise he is,<br /> the more harmonious the performance.<br /> However, a good leader knows<br /> that it is the individual nuances<br /> all working together, yet still independently,<br /> that create the rich texture.<br /> And so Order and Disorder combine<br /> to create beauty.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_51-60&diff=1020 Chapters 51-60 2009-06-22T16:25:46Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 51 */ burns suggestion</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 51 ===<br /> <br /> The Chao produces all things.<br /> They play with power and energy.<br /> Matter gives them physical form.<br /> Nature and nurture dance from the Chao<br /> The Chao is respected, and balance is honored.<br /> This happens naturally, there is no creator of balance.<br /> <br /> The Chao produces all things:<br /> it gives them power, and takes away their power,<br /> it is the teat we suckle at, and must learn to move away from,<br /> it is the ability to understand the self, and also mock it,<br /> it is certainty while being uncertain,<br /> it is simultaneously passionate and detached,<br /> it is both the comedian and the audience,<br /> making them laugh at something within.<br /> This is mystical power.<br /> <br /> BURNS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> All beings are expressions of Eris. <br /> This Sets the stage for ages of laughter.<br /> All you need is a banana peel and an audience.<br /> After all, laughter is even better when it&#039;s shared.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 52 ===<br /> <br /> The One of the Chao split up into everything else.<br /> Those who understand Chaos can understand the rest.<br /> That which can be understood can be useful.<br /> <br /> Embrace doubt, reserve judgement,<br /> and knowledge will flow like water.<br /> Come to solid conclusions, have unwavering Faith,<br /> and nothing will make sense.<br /> <br /> Admitting ignorace is wise;<br /> Declaring stupidity is clever.<br /> Look for the gaps, seek them out,<br /> and then you&#039;ll know what needs filling.<br /> This is Thinking for Yourself.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 53 ===<br /> <br /> Those who even partially understand<br /> admit that they do not know everything.<br /> What is unknown is vast, <br /> but people like blinding themselves.<br /> <br /> When Authority bangs the podium,<br /> the people say, &quot;my country, right or wrong.&quot;<br /> When the holy man thumps his scripture,<br /> the people embrace Faith over Facts.<br /> So some people revel<br /> in their abandonment of responsibility.<br /> They have given up their humanity.<br /> This is fucking stupid.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 54 ===<br /> <br /> Whoever is slackened by the Chao<br /> will &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; be tied back down!<br /> (unless of course you like that sort of thing?)<br /> Do what you desire to do!<br /> Eris is always honored by instinct,<br /> awaiting convolution.<br /> <br /> Let the Chao lead your actions<br /> &amp; you will become honest.<br /> Invite her into your family<br /> &amp; your people will thrive.<br /> Countries are countries<br /> (that’s &#039;&#039;another&#039;&#039; kind of bullshit)<br /> y&#039;see the &#039;&#039;world&#039;&#039; is her playground!<br /> Chaos is reflexively present,<br /> the universe vibrates.<br /> <br /> How do I know this is true?<br /> Just look at the moon.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 55 ===<br /> <br /> Those who understand Chaos can pierce any illusion.<br /> Disorder does not trouble them.<br /> Order does not placate them.<br /> They see around the bars of their Cell,<br /> and always look just a little bit further.<br /> They can freely create, knowing no boundries,<br /> but coloring inside the lines when they must.<br /> They can wear ideas like masks, but remove them at will,<br /> and are not bound by chains of Faith.<br /> To know Chaos is to always be in doubt.<br /> To know doubt is to always seek an answer.<br /> <br /> To try and force truth is dangerous.<br /> To decide you&#039;re right before getting the facts is foolish.<br /> The first errent bit of evidence will cause a collapse.<br /> Whatever is monolithic will fall.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 56 ===<br /> <br /> Those that create, also destroy.<br /> Those who destroy, also create.<br /> Creative Disorder; Orderly Creation.<br /> Destructive Order; Disorderly Destruction.<br /> Ordered Disorder; Disorderly Order.<br /> These are all lies.<br /> Those believing them can do anything.<br /> Those who disbelieve are fools.<br /> Do you believe that?<br /> <br /> === Chapter 57 ===<br /> <br /> Authority rules through miscommunication.<br /> Wars are waged by pandering to fears.<br /> The world can be won by joining opposites.<br /> Check it out:<br /> Tell people what they want to hear, and they will follow.<br /> Make them think like apes, they will act like monkeys.<br /> Relieve them of their responsibilities, they will call you wise.<br /> Show them what they fear, they will call you just.<br /> <br /> Therefore, the wise spags say,<br /> &quot;Pay no attention to the speeches of Authority,<br /> but listen instead to what the audience is hearing.<br /> And if at all possible,<br /> try to be the one making the speech.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Chapter 58 ===<br /> <br /> When Authority imposes Order, people become angry.<br /> When Authority allows Freedom, people become nervous.<br /> To allow for mistakes means accepting mistakes;<br /> To enforce order ensures future punishment.<br /> The people want Freedom, but at others&#039; expense.<br /> The people want Order, but only to justify their actions.<br /> Therefore the wise spags disrupt Order,<br /> And organize Freedom, <br /> And freely create their illusions.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 59 ===<br /> <br /> If you find yourself in a position of Authority,<br /> don&#039;t be a douchebag.<br /> Seek information from opposing sides.<br /> Listen to the will of the people,<br /> but also to the well-informed.<br /> Talk to people who disagree.<br /> Do not keep things concealed,<br /> and do never say,<br /> &quot;Because I said so.&quot;<br /> The people may be foolish,<br /> but they are not fools.<br /> Eventually, all that try to impose Order<br /> become mired in disarray.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 60 ===<br /> <br /> A good leader is like an orchestral conductor.<br /> He is given a set of rules that the people should follow.<br /> By flapping his arms, he tries organize them.<br /> The more careful and precise he is,<br /> the more harmonious the performance.<br /> However, a good leader knows<br /> that it is the individual nuances<br /> all working together, yet still independently,<br /> that create the rich texture.<br /> And so Order and Disorder combine<br /> to create beauty.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_41-50&diff=1019 Chapters 41-50 2009-06-22T16:24:52Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 48 */ Burns suggestion</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 41 ===<br /> <br /> Some hear about Discordia, and plot against the Machine™.<br /> Some hear about Discordia, and think about it at great length.<br /> Some hear about Discordia, and decide it means they should get high and doodle.<br /> If it weren&#039;t for those spags, Discordia wouldn&#039;t be as interesting as it is.<br /> <br /> Order appears calming and sensible.<br /> Disorder appears unsettling and unstable.<br /> Doubt appears ignorant.<br /> Certainty appears true.<br /> Agression appears confident.<br /> Mirth appears uncaring.<br /> Horror appears powerless.<br /> All these are lies.<br /> <br /> Uncertainty reveals itself as a narrow footbridge,<br /> But with its heart in Chaos, the path is clear.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 42 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos is One;<br /> Order and Disorder are Two;<br /> The two produced Confusion, which is Three;<br /> And Confusion produced everything else.<br /> <br /> All things contain Order and Disorder,<br /> depending on how you look at it.<br /> <br /> People hate when other are being an asshole,<br /> But their leaders are all assholes.<br /> Sometimes, things that fall apart are helpful.<br /> What others teach, I teach as well:<br /> &quot;And this, too, shall pass.&quot;<br /> That&#039;s the first thing you need to know.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 43 ===<br /> <br /> The imposition of Order escalates Disorder.<br /> The mind finds shapes in the pebbles on the beach.<br /> Through this I can define the walls of my Cell.<br /> Knowing the way the mind lies to itself<br /> are understood by few in the world.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 44 ===<br /> <br /> Order or Disorder, which do you prefer?<br /> Creation or Destruction, which do you choose?<br /> Those who chase one are led to the other.<br /> Those who embrace both<br /> are free to choose which is more effective.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 45 ===<br /> <br /> The greatest mindfuck seems normal,<br /> but only later does it infect the mind.<br /> The best argument seems specious,<br /> but a flaw cannot be found.<br /> The greatest order seems random.<br /> The greatest disorder appears stable.<br /> <br /> Just as the Zen master&#039;s staff strikes to cease thought,<br /> The Barstool crashes through castles built on clouds.<br /> What works in the real world is correct.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 46 ===<br /> <br /> When people understand Chaos,<br /> they live their lives as they please.<br /> When people misunderstand Chaos,<br /> The Machine™ grinds them into grist.<br /> <br /> The greatest cause of Disorder is Order.<br /> The greatest motivator of Order is Disorder.<br /> Whoever can embrace both will see for miles.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 47 ===<br /> <br /> You can&#039;t view the Universe<br /> without one map or another.<br /> Glimpses outside your Cell<br /> are obscured by the Bars.<br /> The more you believe you are not in Prison,<br /> the less you will understand the world around you.<br /> Therefore the wise spags wander through the world in doubt,<br /> and constantly ask for directions.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 48 ===<br /> <br /> When you wanna know stuff,<br /> it’s always blah blah blah blah<br /> when playing with Eris?<br /> just gotta hang on for dear life!<br /> Useless to use force,<br /> just hang onto that wire!<br /> When nothing is done,<br /> most often it’s well done.<br /> <br /> True don’t be pushing,<br /> gotta let some things slide.<br /> Leave it alone dammit!<br /> <br /> BURNS SUGGESTION<br /> <br /> One of the funniest tricks Eris pulled on the world<br /> Was making us think we ever DO things.<br /> So we tense our muscles, furrow our brows and plug away at life.<br /> Meanwhile, our lady laughs at the silly cabbages &#039;&#039;TRYING&#039;&#039; to be spontaneous.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 49 ===<br /> <br /> The wise have more than two options.<br /> They see beyond True and False;<br /> They recognize a Maybe.<br /> This is what is meant by &quot;there is no box&quot;.<br /> They understand that a man who does not see their Cell<br /> is eternally trapped by it.<br /> This is the freedom of limitations.<br /> The wise spags see more of the Universe<br /> by understanding how little of it they see.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 50 ===<br /> <br /> Coming to an argument,<br /> the ways to win seem clear;<br /> the ways to lose look distant;<br /> but the losses come swiftly.<br /> <br /> How did this happen?<br /> Because the mind held one side too strongly.<br /> <br /> It&#039;s said that those who are curious<br /> explore myriad aspects of life without making attachments<br /> and in arguments are not affected by fallacy.<br /> They can identify the pitfalls;<br /> and recognize valid points;<br /> all while staying true to their goal.<br /> <br /> How is this possible?<br /> By seeing all possibilities as valid.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_1-10&diff=1014 Chapters 1-10 2009-06-19T14:38:38Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 6 */</p> <hr /> <div>Chapters 1-10 of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 1 ===<br /> <br /> The Universe that can be described is not the real Universe;<br /> the name that can be given is not an accurate name.<br /> Nameless, it is the source of order and disorder;<br /> Named... Well, we pretty much covered that, yeah?<br /> <br /> Whoever is disordered, sees that patterns do not exist<br /> Whoever is ordered, sees every pattern.<br /> These two are the same,<br /> but what is produced has names.<br /> They both may be called Illusion. <br /> From the comic to the tragic,<br /> this is the door to the essence of all life.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 2 ===<br /> <br /> When the people of the world all know Order as Order,<br /> there arises the recognition of Disorder.<br /> When they all know there is such a thing as Illusion,<br /> there arises the idea of Reality.<br /> <br /> Therefore Order and Disorder produce each other,<br /> Reality and Illusion trick each other,<br /> Authority and Freedom define each other, <br /> Love and Hate fuck each other.<br /> <br /> So the wise spags look for the balance,<br /> And stick their wrench into the Machine™.<br /> <br /> They organize, but they do not Order.<br /> They break apart, but they do not Disorder.<br /> They act, but they Keep Their Fucking Mouths Shut.<br /> And so are able to act again.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 3 ===<br /> <br /> If you put value<br /> In subjective Bullshit,<br /> Lesser spags will treat it<br /> Like objective Truth.<br /> <br /> Therefore the wise spags lead<br /> By knowing their Prison<br /> and staying pragmatic.<br /> Like hitting someone with a Barstool<br /> to prove that it actually exists,<br /> call people on their bullshit,<br /> so there will be no narcissism to exploit.<br /> By understanding your Cell, you will understand others&#039;.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 4 ===<br /> <br /> This is Chaos: it is Everything, including itself. <br /> All of Starbuck&#039;s Pebbles come from it. <br /> It confuses order, it arranges disorder. <br /> It multiplies its opposite, it positively negates. <br /> Lying below life, lining the world. <br /> The origin of all patterns. <br /> It has existed before we observed it.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 5 ===<br /> <br /> Life is unfair, wear a helmet. <br /> The wise spag wears a helmet, but also drops hammers. <br /> <br /> Anything could be a punchline.<br /> Even the wise spag gets punched.<br /> <br /> Chaos never ends! <br /> Even its vacuum has a presence. <br /> To struggle against it, <br /> Is like pissing in the wind.<br /> <br /> [[image:Hammertime.gif‎]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 6 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos is too large to be named,<br /> but we did it anyway; we call it Eris.<br /> <br /> If you can see Her inside yourself,<br /> You can make something out of nothing.<br /> <br /> Eris is not the kind of Goddess you pray to by the way.<br /> Solve your problems yourself.<br /> She’s always there,<br /> She&#039;s just not that into you.<br /> <br /> Don’t call Eris a mother.<br /> she has eyes on the back of her head.<br /> <br /> Quoth the sage Tupac:<br /> &quot;Won&#039;t be no bullshit, no ass-kissin<br /> This bitch&#039;ll have ya wakin up with all your cash missin&quot;<br /> <br /> SUGGESTION BY BURNS:<br /> <br /> Chaos is to vast to be named,<br /> but we did anyway. We call her Eris.<br /> If you can see her inside yourself, <br /> you&#039;re probably getting penetrated.<br /> <br /> If this happens, it&#039;s best to just relax your muscles<br /> Because the more you fight the more it hurts. <br /> <br /> And she WANTS you to fight back.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 7 ===<br /> <br /> The Universe outside your Prison Cell <br /> has gone on before you, and goes on after you. <br /> It is as unfeeling and uncaring about itself as a Barstool in midflight: <br /> Even if you have convinced yourself it consists mainly of empty space,<br /> you should probably still duck. <br /> <br /> So the wise Spags look outside their own brains, <br /> And grasp the surrounding minds. <br /> They see the Bars of their Black Iron Prison, <br /> And so are able to see around them. <br /> Because isn&#039;t the other way <br /> Tatamount to masturbation?<br /> <br /> === Chapter 8 ===<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Original:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> The best are like the Chao.<br /> It balances the Order and the Disorder;<br /> The escalation of Disorder,<br /> And the impositon of Order;<br /> Each adds to the other.<br /> <br /> As they live,<br /> And as they travel,<br /> They see the world as others would see Illusion.<br /> Be the Illusion Eristic,<br /> Or be it Aneristic,<br /> They strive to complete the balance.<br /> It&#039;s not their fault that the Aneristic has no sense of humor.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 9 ===<br /> <br /> Write the longest, most wise essay<br /> and no one will have time to read it.<br /> Temper the truth to its very sharpest,<br /> and you will cut both friend and foe.<br /> <br /> Mo&#039; money, mo&#039; problems.<br /> Mo&#039; everything, mo&#039; problems.<br /> &#039;Tis better to be able to disappear <br /> in a puff of smoke.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 10 ===<br /> <br /> Can you laugh so hard<br /> that it sounds like screaming?<br /> Can you snicker like a venerable fogey<br /> while giggling like a newborn baby?<br /> Can you look with eyes that will actually see?<br /> Can you lead a cabal without dominating them?<br /> Can you understand, without using your mind?<br /> <br /> To create and destroy<br /> with no sense of self<br /> to act without obligation<br /> to lead without tyranny<br /> that is an awesome super power.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_1-10&diff=1013 Chapters 1-10 2009-06-19T14:38:03Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 6 */ Burns suggestion</p> <hr /> <div>Chapters 1-10 of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 1 ===<br /> <br /> The Universe that can be described is not the real Universe;<br /> the name that can be given is not an accurate name.<br /> Nameless, it is the source of order and disorder;<br /> Named... Well, we pretty much covered that, yeah?<br /> <br /> Whoever is disordered, sees that patterns do not exist<br /> Whoever is ordered, sees every pattern.<br /> These two are the same,<br /> but what is produced has names.<br /> They both may be called Illusion. <br /> From the comic to the tragic,<br /> this is the door to the essence of all life.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 2 ===<br /> <br /> When the people of the world all know Order as Order,<br /> there arises the recognition of Disorder.<br /> When they all know there is such a thing as Illusion,<br /> there arises the idea of Reality.<br /> <br /> Therefore Order and Disorder produce each other,<br /> Reality and Illusion trick each other,<br /> Authority and Freedom define each other, <br /> Love and Hate fuck each other.<br /> <br /> So the wise spags look for the balance,<br /> And stick their wrench into the Machine™.<br /> <br /> They organize, but they do not Order.<br /> They break apart, but they do not Disorder.<br /> They act, but they Keep Their Fucking Mouths Shut.<br /> And so are able to act again.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 3 ===<br /> <br /> If you put value<br /> In subjective Bullshit,<br /> Lesser spags will treat it<br /> Like objective Truth.<br /> <br /> Therefore the wise spags lead<br /> By knowing their Prison<br /> and staying pragmatic.<br /> Like hitting someone with a Barstool<br /> to prove that it actually exists,<br /> call people on their bullshit,<br /> so there will be no narcissism to exploit.<br /> By understanding your Cell, you will understand others&#039;.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 4 ===<br /> <br /> This is Chaos: it is Everything, including itself. <br /> All of Starbuck&#039;s Pebbles come from it. <br /> It confuses order, it arranges disorder. <br /> It multiplies its opposite, it positively negates. <br /> Lying below life, lining the world. <br /> The origin of all patterns. <br /> It has existed before we observed it.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 5 ===<br /> <br /> Life is unfair, wear a helmet. <br /> The wise spag wears a helmet, but also drops hammers. <br /> <br /> Anything could be a punchline.<br /> Even the wise spag gets punched.<br /> <br /> Chaos never ends! <br /> Even its vacuum has a presence. <br /> To struggle against it, <br /> Is like pissing in the wind.<br /> <br /> [[image:Hammertime.gif‎]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 6 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos is too large to be named,<br /> but we did it anyway; we call it Eris.<br /> <br /> If you can see Her inside yourself,<br /> You can make something out of nothing.<br /> <br /> Eris is not the kind of Goddess you pray to by the way.<br /> Solve your problems yourself.<br /> She’s always there,<br /> She&#039;s just not that into you.<br /> <br /> Don’t call Eris a mother.<br /> she has eyes on the back of her head.<br /> <br /> Quoth the sage Tupac:<br /> &quot;Won&#039;t be no bullshit, no ass-kissin<br /> This bitch&#039;ll have ya wakin up with all your cash missin&quot;<br /> <br /> SUGGESTION BY BURNS:<br /> <br /> Chaos is to vast to be named,<br /> but we did anyway. We call her Eris.<br /> If you can see her inside yourself, <br /> you&#039;re probably getting penetrated.<br /> <br /> If this happens, it&#039;s best to just relax your muscles<br /> Because the more you fight the more it hurts.<br /> <br /> And she WANTS you to fight back.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 7 ===<br /> <br /> The Universe outside your Prison Cell <br /> has gone on before you, and goes on after you. <br /> It is as unfeeling and uncaring about itself as a Barstool in midflight: <br /> Even if you have convinced yourself it consists mainly of empty space,<br /> you should probably still duck. <br /> <br /> So the wise Spags look outside their own brains, <br /> And grasp the surrounding minds. <br /> They see the Bars of their Black Iron Prison, <br /> And so are able to see around them. <br /> Because isn&#039;t the other way <br /> Tatamount to masturbation?<br /> <br /> === Chapter 8 ===<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Original:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> The best are like the Chao.<br /> It balances the Order and the Disorder;<br /> The escalation of Disorder,<br /> And the impositon of Order;<br /> Each adds to the other.<br /> <br /> As they live,<br /> And as they travel,<br /> They see the world as others would see Illusion.<br /> Be the Illusion Eristic,<br /> Or be it Aneristic,<br /> They strive to complete the balance.<br /> It&#039;s not their fault that the Aneristic has no sense of humor.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 9 ===<br /> <br /> Write the longest, most wise essay<br /> and no one will have time to read it.<br /> Temper the truth to its very sharpest,<br /> and you will cut both friend and foe.<br /> <br /> Mo&#039; money, mo&#039; problems.<br /> Mo&#039; everything, mo&#039; problems.<br /> &#039;Tis better to be able to disappear <br /> in a puff of smoke.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 10 ===<br /> <br /> Can you laugh so hard<br /> that it sounds like screaming?<br /> Can you snicker like a venerable fogey<br /> while giggling like a newborn baby?<br /> Can you look with eyes that will actually see?<br /> Can you lead a cabal without dominating them?<br /> Can you understand, without using your mind?<br /> <br /> To create and destroy<br /> with no sense of self<br /> to act without obligation<br /> to lead without tyranny<br /> that is an awesome super power.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_21-30&diff=861 Chapters 21-30 2009-05-14T19:41:18Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 21 */ refined some terms</p> <hr /> <div>Part 3 of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 21 ===<br /> <br /> The wise spag keeps his mind<br /> always at one with the Chao;<br /> That is why he is able to think for himself.<br /> <br /> The Chao is ineffable.<br /> How can his mind be at one with it?<br /> Because he doesn’t whine about minutiae.<br /> <br /> Life is real, and has the power of Creation.<br /> From the moment we are born,<br /> We create the patterns of Illusion,<br /> From which we ever after try and free<br /> ourselves.<br /> How do I know of these Illusions?<br /> By observing Chaos.<br /> <br /> The Chao is vast &amp; immeasurable.<br /> How can this help a spag think for themselves?<br /> Because he can choose immeasurable points of view,<br /> not just somebody else&#039;s.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 22 ===<br /> <br /> Newton&#039;s Third Law is no Illusion.<br /> Each thing contains it&#039;s opposite.<br /> In Order, there is Disorder.<br /> In Hate, there is Love.<br /> Every human houses a monkey.<br /> Each Machine™ has its self-destruct switch.<br /> Revolutions have Reactionaries as offspring.<br /> <br /> So the wise spags stays on their toes,<br /> And avoids labels.<br /> Does not the old saying,<br /> &quot;Think outside the box&quot;<br /> Imply that a box exists in the first place?<br /> There is no box.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 23 ===<br /> <br /> The Machine™ is built by our behaviors;<br /> Our unconscious desires,<br /> our conscious schemes.<br /> It is the expectations we create through our expectations,<br /> the action we create through our actions,<br /> the jobs we create with our jobs,<br /> the world we create with our world.<br /> <br /> But a traffic jam does not last all morning,<br /> nor does a bad day last a lifetime.<br /> Likewise, a good mood is often fleeting,<br /> and fortune does not always smile.<br /> All of this is found in The Machine™. <br /> <br /> Those who follow the Chao think they are one with the Chao.<br /> Those who follow power think they are one with power.<br /> Those who follow laughter think they are one with laughter.<br /> Those who are bored we think are boring.<br /> <br /> Those who are one with the Chao create the Chao.<br /> Those who are one with power create power.<br /> Those who are one with laughter create laughter.<br /> Those who are one with boredom bore the hell out of me, man.<br /> Those who lack humor? The joke&#039;s on them.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 24 ===<br /> <br /> The Grayface believes in Order.<br /> The Anarchist believes in Disorder.<br /> The General sees war.<br /> The Celebrity sees the self.<br /> The Bureaucrat seeks control.<br /> The Leader acts like a bully on the playground.<br /> The Scientist and the Priest believe in the model.<br /> <br /> All these things are balanced in Chaos,<br /> And so do not succeed.<br /> Therefore the followers of Eris like to poke them with sticks.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 25 ===<br /> <br /> There is something that exists,<br /> Beyond the Illusions of Order and Disorder.<br /> It is all things, and unknowable in full.<br /> We only see small parts of it, <br /> And convince us what we see is the entire Universe.<br /> <br /> For lack of a better name, I call it Chaos.<br /> At dinner parties, I claim it is everything Possible and Impossible.<br /> When asked why not call it &quot;god&quot;, <br /> I point out that his head is too fucking small.<br /> <br /> Because we create the Illusions in which we live,<br /> We are more creative than Chaos.<br /> Because we believe in the Illusions we create,<br /> Our heads are too fucking small.<br /> In this way, we reflect our creations.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 26 ===<br /> <br /> Serious is the root of hilarious.<br /> Laughter can be very serious.<br /> <br /> The wise spag laughs all day<br /> and has no need of jokes.<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t let other people tell you what&#039;s funny.<br /> Actually, now that I think about it,<br /> your face is pretty funny.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 27 ===<br /> <br /> A good mindfuck leaves no reasons.<br /> A good sabateur leaves no evidence.<br /> A good artist creates new questions.<br /> A good barstool removes much idle speculation.<br /> The perfect prison cell look like the environment.<br /> A nice tie opens many doors.<br /> <br /> So a wise spag knows how to blend in,<br /> And takes their freedom once inside.<br /> They understand the people around them,<br /> And know how to get things done.<br /> This is called &quot;Tweaking the Machine™&quot;.<br /> <br /> The Machine™ cannot be stopped.<br /> But you can gradually redesign it<br /> part by part<br /> party by party.<br /> <br /> Therefore the wise spag protects the pinealist,<br /> And so they have their use, too.<br /> <br /> Those who proclaim their individuality by following rebels<br /> Are still grey, though their fingernails be black.<br /> Such things bring my palm to my face.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 28 ===<br /> <br /> The news anchor is a comedian<br /> who delivers grim stand-up with a straight face.<br /> Some reel back in terror.<br /> Some are numb.<br /> Some laugh through the horror. <br /> This makes them poor victims.<br /> <br /> To tell a bad joke<br /> with a straight face<br /> one must master seriousness.<br /> <br /> To live in a bad joke<br /> with a straight face<br /> one must master humor.<br /> <br /> The Discordian wears many masks.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 29 ===<br /> <br /> Those that would take over the world<br /> and bend it to their will,<br /> will get bent<br /> The world is full of would-be superheroes and would-be supervillains<br /> maybe the world would be better off without them<br /> <br /> Some lead, and some follow<br /> some shout, and some whisper<br /> some cry, and some laugh<br /> some win, some fail<br /> The wise keeps their head down and let the cannon fodder do their jobs.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 30 ===<br /> <br /> If you&#039;re going to do some Covert Ops in the name of Discordia,<br /> Keep your head down, and Keep Your Fucking Mouth Shut.<br /> A mowhawk is as good as a target during Police Action.<br /> <br /> The wise spag tosses the wrench into the Machine™,<br /> And then walks away.<br /> They strike against Authority, but don&#039;t put it on the Internet.<br /> They subvert the paradigm, but don&#039;t stick around to watch.<br /> They mindfuck the people, but don&#039;t pat themselves on the back.<br /> <br /> If two people know a thing, it is not a secret.<br /> Getting away with it means staying away from it.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_11-20&diff=860 Chapters 11-20 2009-05-14T19:40:20Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 20 */ combined two entries</p> <hr /> <div>=== Chapter 11 ===<br /> <br /> <br /> The Mandlebrot grows in infinite complexity<br /> but it depends on the empty space at the center.<br /> Knowledge is built of facts:<br /> a scaffolding to support ignorance.<br /> <br /> The lines in a coloring book give the page form<br /> but crayons give it life,<br /> not staying constrained inside the lines,<br /> nor reducing the pattern into scribbles.<br /> <br /> We stick apart &amp; stay baffled,<br /> yet keep coming back<br /> to the very same thing<br /> <br /> The lens of the first microscope revealed fractillian ignorance.<br /> <br /> Shaped words, unraveled meanings,<br /> interpret, corrupt, adapt or construe,<br /> we knew all along<br /> words don’t count.<br /> <br /> take advantage of what exists,<br /> and use what does not exist.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 12 ===<br /> <br /> What is Seen distracts from what Is Not;<br /> What is Heard diverts from what Can Not;<br /> What is Believed subverts what Should Not.<br /> The Cell walls we have built<br /> Comfort us into ignorance.<br /> <br /> But the wise spag does confuse the meal with the menu,<br /> Nor the map with the territory;<br /> Both are approximations.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 13 ===<br /> <br /> Having and not having <br /> Both create frustration.<br /> When you have, you&#039;re afraid to lose<br /> When you have not, you&#039;re afraid you won&#039;t have.<br /> Kill the cycle by expanding your definition of Self<br /> To encompass the Universe. <br /> Then, your soul is not inside you, and you are inside your soul.<br /> You can have it all with nothing to lose.<br /> <br /> -by Burns<br /> <br /> === Chapter 14 ===<br /> <br /> We cannot see it, for it blinds us.<br /> We cannot hear it, for it deafens us.<br /> We do not know it exists, for we have built it.<br /> <br /> If not seen, we forget it is there.<br /> If not remembered, binds our choices.<br /> Even if unnoticed, it is inescapable.<br /> There is neither shape nor form,<br /> But it is as immovable as Iron.<br /> <br /> Fight it, and there shall be no victory.<br /> Run from it, and you shall die tired.<br /> So the wise spag moves it, <br /> Brick by brick,<br /> And sees a new sunrise every day.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 15 ===<br /> <br /> The wise spags understand Chaos,<br /> In that it cannot be understood.<br /> Because of that, they must use metaphors,<br /> Which are piss-poor ways of communicating.<br /> Surfing the waves of Chaos;<br /> Attempting a Jailbreak;<br /> Preparing for aftermath;<br /> Changing their filters;<br /> Making their own luck.<br /> <br /> Who can make sense of two contradicting Illusions?<br /> Do you know<br /> your ass from your elbow?<br /> Seeing through the spin, a direction becomes clear.<br /> Adapting to the situation, the goals are realized.<br /> Amending the theory, understanding grows.<br /> In this way, the wise spag is not troubled.<br /> Can you still be moved to wonder,<br /> or are you too cynical?<br /> <br /> === Chapter 16 ===<br /> <br /> Forget about everything and be cool<br /> When your work is over, everything returns to the cool, the quiet, the chill<br /> <br /> To return to slack is relaxing;<br /> It is to realize where you&#039;re going.<br /> To know where you&#039;re going is to know eternity.<br /> To know eternity you must find slack.<br /> To act with no knowledge of slack<br /> is to bumble and court disaster.<br /> <br /> Whoever can find slack anywhere<br /> is open to everything.<br /> To be open to everything is to be impartial,<br /> a well rounded renaissance.<br /> <br /> If laughter is your slack, then laugh<br /> If rage is your slack, then rage<br /> If you can get slack from a stone, then get stoned.<br /> If you can get slack from anywhere, then you can go everywhere.<br /> The mind may lose it.<br /> The body may die.<br /> Return to the slack.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 17 ===<br /> <br /> People who are asleep want Authority to make decisions.<br /> They want an Authority they agree with.<br /> They do not want to be told &quot;no&quot;,<br /> They do not want to be given responsibility.<br /> <br /> Authority lacks trust, and will not be trusted.<br /> The wise spag accomplishes their task,<br /> And keeps their mouth shut,<br /> So as not to get caught.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 18 ===<br /> <br /> When Chaos is forgotten,<br /> The illusions of Order and Disorder arise.<br /> When the Black Iron Prison is ignored,<br /> Objectivity and Subjectivity become entwined.<br /> When the people hand over their Authority,<br /> Religion and Politics marry.<br /> When people Think for Themselves,<br /> The Revolution is born.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 19 ===<br /> <br /> Abandon blind faith and pseudointellectual bullshit,<br /> The spags will benefit.<br /> Abandon absolute morality,<br /> The spags won&#039;t try to kill the Other.<br /> Abandon intellectual copyright,<br /> And there will be nothing to steal.<br /> <br /> Spags will always be distracted by their imagination:<br /> Religion; Territory; Morals; Politics.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 20 ===<br /> <br /> Abandon Reality, and Illusions end.<br /> Stop worrying so much about the world.<br /> How much difference is there between True and False?<br /> How much difference is there between Order and Disorder?<br /> Why should you care about what Most People care about?<br /> Is what people Believe really to be believed?<br /> Not fucking likely!<br /> <br /> The people know from Right and Wrong,<br /> as if they can see the Universe.<br /> I am unsure, and seek more information.<br /> <br /> The people of the world know Sacred from Sinful,<br /> punishing and praising all around them.<br /> I raise a challenge with &quot;I Don&#039;t Know,&quot;<br /> and lay myself down with sleep undisturbed.<br /> Cool as the other side of the pillow<br /> As expressionless as a new born babe.<br /> <br /> Most People tend to over-think their problems,<br /> reach a firm conclusion,<br /> and move on to the next shiny object.<br /> Most People try to see the pattern in the Chaos<br /> I see the Chaos in the patterns<br /> Most People try to force Purpose into their life<br /> I ride the waves of Chaos where it takes me<br /> I keep my thoughts alive,<br /> and tucked in my head,<br /> waiting for the next Observation.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_31-40&diff=857 Chapters 31-40 2009-05-14T15:02:06Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 35 */ added first line</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 31 ===<br /> <br /> Rigidity makes oppression simple;<br /> The wise spags use the creative trip left,<br /> or the destructive trip right.<br /> <br /> Rules disguise suspicion;<br /> So be suspicious about them.<br /> The wise spags will break them<br /> without bringing attention to it;<br /> And will be Rewarded with sovereignty,<br /> if being free is their intent.<br /> When freedom is in danger,<br /> there should be no rest.<br /> Those who oppose the freedom of others are not evil,<br /> but have caged themselves. <br /> Wise spags speak of a jail break,<br /> and lead by example<br /> by rattling their own chains.<br /> <br /> They enter the idiot asylum<br /> with care &amp; consideration<br /> as if crossing a battlefield<br /> or tiptoeing through a slumber party.<br /> <br /> The symphony of rattling chains<br /> is neither noise nor music.<br /> It is the sound of the Chao<br /> and those who hear it.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 32 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos cannot be labled,<br /> Because it contains all lables.<br /> Therefore, all definitions are incomplete.<br /> It&#039;s Gödels, all the way down.<br /> <br /> Order and Disorder unite,<br /> And Illusion slips into Chaos.<br /> When spags learn language, labels begin.<br /> With labels, one should know when to stop.<br /> Knowing when to stop, the wise spags see the Illusion;<br /> And are free to create as they see fit.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 33 ===<br /> <br /> Those who question others are wise.<br /> Those who questions themselves are enlightened.<br /> Those who revolt against the masses seek attention.<br /> Those who revolt against their own biases are brave.<br /> Those who accept through faith are blind.<br /> Those who reject the unproven are foolish.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 34 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos embraces the Illusions of Order and Disorder.<br /> It contains all things,<br /> Even that which is not there.<br /> It does not judge, <br /> It has no subjectivity.<br /> <br /> It has no meta,<br /> For even thoughts outside Chaos<br /> Are found within Chaos.<br /> If all things that change are within it,<br /> Then it does not change;<br /> Because there is no Other.<br /> <br /> OR<br /> <br /> Chaos pours galaxies;<br /> silhouetted sky as flesh<br /> we are born<br /> streaming forth,<br /> trickling back too.<br /> Endless celestial puzzles<br /> frazzle feed freak free minds.<br /> Rhapsody in quintessence<br /> beings immersed<br /> then unfasten;<br /> sentience.<br /> Unconcerned with conclusions,<br /> no need to grasp.<br /> Unconscious of power,<br /> wild free it prevails. (YaY)<br /> <br /> === Chapter 35 ===<br /> <br /> The wise spag treats every day like a day off, but still gets stuff done.<br /> Everyone digs the one who balances the Chao<br /> because within it live shits, giggles, and 3D movies.<br /> <br /> But even that is an incomplete map,<br /> so beware of believing it to be the territory.<br /> <br /> The Cabbage on the street may be starving<br /> but the Chao on the menu still doesn&#039;t taste like hamburger.<br /> <br /> Jump to conclusions,<br /> fall flat on your face.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 36 ===<br /> <br /> Movement is the mother of experience.<br /> If you want something,<br /> allow it to be given away.<br /> The Chao is never lost<br /> although easily found.<br /> <br /> Pure space is without limits;<br /> no room for right or wrong, yes or no.<br /> Decisions float to the surface.<br /> <br /> We love with the body,<br /> but fuck with the mind.<br /> Understanding is delusion,<br /> not understanding indifference.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 37 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos is not subjective,<br /> And so creates no Illusions.<br /> If people tried to act this way,<br /> Authority could not lead through Fear.<br /> When making observations and judgments,<br /> Take care when creating your Illusions;<br /> And recognize them as such.<br /> Doing so will relieve you of many burdens.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 38 ===<br /> <br /> Wisdom learns information, and synthesizes it.<br /> Intelligence has a jumble of trivial contradictory &quot;facts&quot;.<br /> Wise people always think there are unknowns, and stay in doubt.<br /> Intelligent people know the difference between Right and Wrong.<br /> Wise people admit they are wrong, and so can advance.<br /> Intelligent people are never wrong.<br /> <br /> Therefore when doubt is lost,<br /> Absolutism is born.<br /> When Absolutism encounters dissent,<br /> Authority arises.<br /> When Authority arises,<br /> Freedom is lost.<br /> When Freedom is lost,<br /> The wise spags remain Free.<br /> <br /> Doubt allows people to see around corners,<br /> and to peer above walls.<br /> Therefore the wise spags never know,<br /> and so are boundless.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 39 ===<br /> <br /> Riding waves of Chaos,<br /> sea is salty &amp; warm.<br /> All beings are permeable<br /> to the pull of its flow,<br /> undertow seduces,<br /> ebbing, surging,<br /> give receiving.<br /> <br /> When man tries to order the Chao<br /> sky becomes dirty dingy <br /> worlds are angry &amp; sterile<br /> with the looking glass shattered<br /> &amp; the sea washes away all the trace.<br /> <br /> When your sense of wonder arouses<br /> even more questions than it counters,<br /> hearts become as like mirrors,<br /> absorb, echo, reflecting<br /> tsunamis inside<br /> the surface remains tranquil.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 40 ===<br /> <br /> Incomprehensible Totality is the nature of Chaos.<br /> The absence of Illusion is the state of Chaos.<br /> All spags in the world create their own Illusions,<br /> And then spend the rest of their lives bound by them.</div> 205.135.136.10 http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_31-40&diff=856 Chapters 31-40 2009-05-14T14:52:35Z <p>205.135.136.10: /* Chapter 35 */ combines two entries</p> <hr /> <div>part of the [[Sacred Chao Te Ching]]<br /> <br /> === Chapter 31 ===<br /> <br /> Rigidity makes oppression simple;<br /> The wise spags use the creative trip left,<br /> or the destructive trip right.<br /> <br /> Rules disguise suspicion;<br /> So be suspicious about them.<br /> The wise spags will break them<br /> without bringing attention to it;<br /> And will be Rewarded with sovereignty,<br /> if being free is their intent.<br /> When freedom is in danger,<br /> there should be no rest.<br /> Those who oppose the freedom of others are not evil,<br /> but have caged themselves. <br /> Wise spags speak of a jail break,<br /> and lead by example<br /> by rattling their own chains.<br /> <br /> They enter the idiot asylum<br /> with care &amp; consideration<br /> as if crossing a battlefield<br /> or tiptoeing through a slumber party.<br /> <br /> The symphony of rattling chains<br /> is neither noise nor music.<br /> It is the sound of the Chao<br /> and those who hear it.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 32 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos cannot be labled,<br /> Because it contains all lables.<br /> Therefore, all definitions are incomplete.<br /> It&#039;s Gödels, all the way down.<br /> <br /> Order and Disorder unite,<br /> And Illusion slips into Chaos.<br /> When spags learn language, labels begin.<br /> With labels, one should know when to stop.<br /> Knowing when to stop, the wise spags see the Illusion;<br /> And are free to create as they see fit.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 33 ===<br /> <br /> Those who question others are wise.<br /> Those who questions themselves are enlightened.<br /> Those who revolt against the masses seek attention.<br /> Those who revolt against their own biases are brave.<br /> Those who accept through faith are blind.<br /> Those who reject the unproven are foolish.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 34 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos embraces the Illusions of Order and Disorder.<br /> It contains all things,<br /> Even that which is not there.<br /> It does not judge, <br /> It has no subjectivity.<br /> <br /> It has no meta,<br /> For even thoughts outside Chaos<br /> Are found within Chaos.<br /> If all things that change are within it,<br /> Then it does not change;<br /> Because there is no Other.<br /> <br /> OR<br /> <br /> Chaos pours galaxies;<br /> silhouetted sky as flesh<br /> we are born<br /> streaming forth,<br /> trickling back too.<br /> Endless celestial puzzles<br /> frazzle feed freak free minds.<br /> Rhapsody in quintessence<br /> beings immersed<br /> then unfasten;<br /> sentience.<br /> Unconcerned with conclusions,<br /> no need to grasp.<br /> Unconscious of power,<br /> wild free it prevails. (YaY)<br /> <br /> === Chapter 35 ===<br /> <br /> Everyone digs the one who balances the Chao<br /> because within it live shits, giggles, and 3D movies.<br /> <br /> But even that is an incomplete map,<br /> so beware of believing it to be the territory.<br /> <br /> The Cabbage on the street may be starving<br /> but the Chao on the menu still doesn&#039;t taste like hamburger.<br /> <br /> Jump to conclusions,<br /> fall flat on your face.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 36 ===<br /> <br /> Movement is the mother of experience.<br /> If you want something,<br /> allow it to be given away.<br /> The Chao is never lost<br /> although easily found.<br /> <br /> Pure space is without limits;<br /> no room for right or wrong, yes or no.<br /> Decisions float to the surface.<br /> <br /> We love with the body,<br /> but fuck with the mind.<br /> Understanding is delusion,<br /> not understanding indifference.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 37 ===<br /> <br /> Chaos is not subjective,<br /> And so creates no Illusions.<br /> If people tried to act this way,<br /> Authority could not lead through Fear.<br /> When making observations and judgments,<br /> Take care when creating your Illusions;<br /> And recognize them as such.<br /> Doing so will relieve you of many burdens.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 38 ===<br /> <br /> Wisdom learns information, and synthesizes it.<br /> Intelligence has a jumble of trivial contradictory &quot;facts&quot;.<br /> Wise people always think there are unknowns, and stay in doubt.<br /> Intelligent people know the difference between Right and Wrong.<br /> Wise people admit they are wrong, and so can advance.<br /> Intelligent people are never wrong.<br /> <br /> Therefore when doubt is lost,<br /> Absolutism is born.<br /> When Absolutism encounters dissent,<br /> Authority arises.<br /> When Authority arises,<br /> Freedom is lost.<br /> When Freedom is lost,<br /> The wise spags remain Free.<br /> <br /> Doubt allows people to see around corners,<br /> and to peer above walls.<br /> Therefore the wise spags never know,<br /> and so are boundless.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 39 ===<br /> <br /> Riding waves of Chaos,<br /> sea is salty &amp; warm.<br /> All beings are permeable<br /> to the pull of its flow,<br /> undertow seduces,<br /> ebbing, surging,<br /> give receiving.<br /> <br /> When man tries to order the Chao<br /> sky becomes dirty dingy <br /> worlds are angry &amp; sterile<br /> with the looking glass shattered<br /> &amp; the sea washes away all the trace.<br /> <br /> When your sense of wonder arouses<br /> even more questions than it counters,<br /> hearts become as like mirrors,<br /> absorb, echo, reflecting<br /> tsunamis inside<br /> the surface remains tranquil.<br /> <br /> === Chapter 40 ===<br /> <br /> Incomprehensible Totality is the nature of Chaos.<br /> The absence of Illusion is the state of Chaos.<br /> All spags in the world create their own Illusions,<br /> And then spend the rest of their lives bound by them.</div> 205.135.136.10
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