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<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'll want to find later in the editorial process.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== To Do ==<br />
(likely out of date)<br />
<br />
<s>Examine chapters with more than one entry and blend them into one</s> DONE.<br />
#discuss the Sacred Chao Te Ching until we'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'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'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's on them.</div>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_51-60&diff=1089Chapters 51-602009-09-24T19:25:10Z<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'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's laughing with you<br />
which is also laughing at herself<br />
<br />
art thou the banana peel?<br />
It's anybody'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'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, "my country, right or wrong."<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 ''not'' 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'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 />
"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."<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' 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 />
"Because I said so."<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's not personal.<br />
It'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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_51-60&diff=1088Chapters 51-602009-09-24T19:24:08Z<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'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's laughing with you<br />
which is also laughing at herself<br />
<br />
art thou the banana peel?<br />
It's anybody'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'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, "my country, right or wrong."<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 ''not'' 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'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 />
"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."<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' 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 />
"Because I said so."<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's not personal.<br />
It'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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_71-81&diff=1023Chapters 71-812009-06-22T16:29:12Z<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's awesome.<br />
Do not restrict people'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 & 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 'gifts' 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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_71-81&diff=1022Chapters 71-812009-06-22T16:28:27Z<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's awesome.<br />
Do not restrict people'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 & 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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_51-60&diff=1021Chapters 51-602009-06-22T16:27:28Z<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'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'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, "my country, right or wrong."<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 ''not'' 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'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 />
"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."<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' 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'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 />
"Because I said so."<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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_51-60&diff=1020Chapters 51-602009-06-22T16:25:46Z<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'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'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, "my country, right or wrong."<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 ''not'' 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 />
& you will become honest.<br />
Invite her into your family<br />
& your people will thrive.<br />
Countries are countries<br />
(that’s ''another'' kind of bullshit)<br />
y'see the ''world'' 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'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 />
"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."<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' 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'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 />
"Because I said so."<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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_41-50&diff=1019Chapters 41-502009-06-22T16:24:52Z<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't for those spags, Discordia wouldn'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 />
"And this, too, shall pass."<br />
That'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'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'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 ''TRYING'' 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 "there is no box".<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'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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_1-10&diff=1014Chapters 1-102009-06-19T14:38:38Z<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'.<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 4 ===<br />
<br />
This is Chaos: it is Everything, including itself. <br />
All of Starbuck'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'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 />
"Won't be no bullshit, no ass-kissin<br />
This bitch'll have ya wakin up with all your cash missin"<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're probably getting penetrated.<br />
<br />
If this happens, it'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't the other way <br />
Tatamount to masturbation?<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 8 ===<br />
<br />
'''Original:'''<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'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' money, mo' problems.<br />
Mo' everything, mo' problems.<br />
'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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_1-10&diff=1013Chapters 1-102009-06-19T14:38:03Z<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'.<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 4 ===<br />
<br />
This is Chaos: it is Everything, including itself. <br />
All of Starbuck'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'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 />
"Won't be no bullshit, no ass-kissin<br />
This bitch'll have ya wakin up with all your cash missin"<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're probably getting penetrated.<br />
<br />
If this happens, it'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't the other way <br />
Tatamount to masturbation?<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 8 ===<br />
<br />
'''Original:'''<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'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' money, mo' problems.<br />
Mo' everything, mo' problems.<br />
'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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_21-30&diff=861Chapters 21-302009-05-14T19:41:18Z<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 & 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's.<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 22 ===<br />
<br />
Newton's Third Law is no Illusion.<br />
Each thing contains it'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 />
"Think outside the box"<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'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 "god", <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't let other people tell you what'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 "Tweaking the Machine™".<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'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't put it on the Internet.<br />
They subvert the paradigm, but don't stick around to watch.<br />
They mindfuck the people, but don'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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_11-20&diff=860Chapters 11-202009-05-14T19:40:20Z<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 & 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're afraid to lose<br />
When you have not, you're afraid you won'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're going.<br />
To know where you'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 "no",<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'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 "I Don't Know,"<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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_31-40&diff=857Chapters 31-402009-05-14T15:02:06Z<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 & 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'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'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 "facts".<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 & 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 & sterile<br />
with the looking glass shattered<br />
& 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>205.135.136.10http://www.principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/index.php?title=Chapters_31-40&diff=856Chapters 31-402009-05-14T14:52:35Z<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 & 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'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'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 "facts".<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 & 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 & sterile<br />
with the looking glass shattered<br />
& 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 Deprecated: header(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($response_code) of type int is deprecated in /var/www/principiadiscordia.com/cramulus/includes/WebResponse.php on line 42
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