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=== Chapter 31 === | === Chapter 31 === | ||
− | Being rigid makes a person easy to | + | Being rigid makes a person easy to oppress; |
The wise spags use the creative trip left, | The wise spags use the creative trip left, | ||
or the destructive trip right, | or the destructive trip right, | ||
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So be suspicious about them. | So be suspicious about them. | ||
The wise spags will break them | The wise spags will break them | ||
− | without | + | without drawing attention |
− | + | and will be rewarded with sovereignty, | |
if being free is their intent. | if being free is their intent. | ||
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=== Chapter 32 === | === Chapter 32 === | ||
− | Chaos cannot be | + | Chaos cannot be labeled, |
− | + | because it contains all labels. | |
Therefore, all definitions are incomplete. | Therefore, all definitions are incomplete. | ||
It's Gödels, all the way down. | It's Gödels, all the way down. | ||
Order and Disorder unite, | Order and Disorder unite, | ||
− | + | and Illusion slips into Chaos. | |
− | When people | + | When people create language, labels begin. |
With labels, one should know when to stop. | With labels, one should know when to stop. | ||
Knowing when to stop, the wise spags see the Illusion; | Knowing when to stop, the wise spags see the Illusion; | ||
− | And are free to create as they | + | And are free to create as they choose. |
=== Chapter 33 === | === Chapter 33 === | ||
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Chaos embraces the Illusions of Order and Disorder. | Chaos embraces the Illusions of Order and Disorder. | ||
It contains all things, | It contains all things, | ||
− | + | even that which is not there. | |
It does not judge, | It does not judge, | ||
it has no subjectivity. | it has no subjectivity. | ||
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then it does not change; | then it does not change; | ||
Because there is no Other. | Because there is no Other. | ||
+ | |||
+ | I know, you're thinking that this | ||
+ | is all one big, fat | ||
+ | intentional contradiction. | ||
+ | Fair enough; | ||
+ | But sometimes only a paradox | ||
+ | can explain what's going on. | ||
=== Chapter 35 === | === Chapter 35 === | ||
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The wise spag treats every day like a day off, | The wise spag treats every day like a day off, | ||
but still gets things done. | but still gets things done. | ||
− | Everyone | + | Everyone seeks the one who balances the Chao |
− | because within it | + | because within it lives every possibility. |
But even that is an incomplete map, | But even that is an incomplete map, | ||
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=== Chapter 36 === | === Chapter 36 === | ||
− | Movement | + | Movement creates territory. |
− | + | When you know where you are, | |
− | + | you know what to defend. | |
− | |||
− | |||
− | + | The maps in your head | |
− | + | are extensions of yourself. | |
− | + | You should pay attention | |
+ | when your ideas get in someone's face. | ||
− | + | People are frightened of new ideas | |
− | but | + | because they feel invaded. |
− | + | They must protect their territory. | |
− | + | ||
+ | The wise spags know their maps | ||
+ | can only be changed by themselves; | ||
+ | Knowing this, they are not frightened | ||
+ | by the unknown. | ||
+ | Well, they ''shouldn't'' be frightened, | ||
+ | but we're all still monkeys in the end. | ||
+ | |||
+ | We create with the body, | ||
+ | but amend with the mind. | ||
=== Chapter 37 === | === Chapter 37 === | ||
− | + | Every spag has limitations. | |
− | + | Some are in the body. | |
− | + | Some are in the mind. | |
− | + | Limitations in the body are difficult to change. | |
− | + | Limitations in the mind are easier to change (but not by much). | |
− | + | Yet some people will live their entire lives | |
− | and | + | without ever encountering a stray thought. |
− | + | These people do not know they are in Prison. | |
+ | |||
+ | So the wise spags know their limitations, | ||
+ | and how to change them. | ||
+ | They are still in the Black Iron Prison, | ||
+ | yet can see through the bars | ||
+ | and attempt another jailbreak. | ||
=== Chapter 38 === | === Chapter 38 === | ||
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Freedom is lost. | Freedom is lost. | ||
When Freedom is lost, | When Freedom is lost, | ||
− | + | the wise spags create their own rules. | |
Doubt allows people to see around corners, | Doubt allows people to see around corners, | ||
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Words are angry & sterile. | Words are angry & sterile. | ||
− | Words reduce the Chao | + | Words reduce the Chao; |
A confused mind cannot grasp it | A confused mind cannot grasp it | ||
and cannot drop it, either. | and cannot drop it, either. | ||
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All spags in the world create their own Illusions, | All spags in the world create their own Illusions, | ||
and then spend the rest of their lives bound by them. | and then spend the rest of their lives bound by them. | ||
+ | |||
+ | For the record, "Incomprehensible Totality" | ||
+ | is fairly incomprehensible. |
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part of the Sacred Chao Te Ching
Contents
Chapter 31
Being rigid makes a person easy to oppress; The wise spags use the creative trip left, or the destructive trip right, and stay flexible. Rules disguise suspicion; So be suspicious about them. The wise spags will break them without drawing attention and will be rewarded with sovereignty, if being free is their intent. When freedom is in danger, there should be no rest. Those who oppose the freedom of others are not evil, but have caged themselves. Wise spags speak of a jail break, and lead by example by rattling their own chains. They enter the idiot asylum with care and consideration as if crossing a battlefield or tiptoeing through a slumber party. The symphony of rattling chains is neither noise nor music. It is the sound of the Chao and those who hear it.
Chapter 32
Chaos cannot be labeled, because it contains all labels. Therefore, all definitions are incomplete. It's Gödels, all the way down. Order and Disorder unite, and Illusion slips into Chaos. When people create language, labels begin. With labels, one should know when to stop. Knowing when to stop, the wise spags see the Illusion; And are free to create as they choose.
Chapter 33
Those who question others are wise. Those who questions themselves are enlightened. Those who revolt against the masses seek attention. Those who revolt against their own biases are brave. Those who accept through faith are blind. Those who reject the unproven are foolish.
Chapter 34
Chaos embraces the Illusions of Order and Disorder. It contains all things, even that which is not there. It does not judge, it has no subjectivity. It has no meta, for even thoughts outside Chaos are found within Chaos. If all things that change are within it, then it does not change; Because there is no Other. I know, you're thinking that this is all one big, fat intentional contradiction. Fair enough; But sometimes only a paradox can explain what's going on.
Chapter 35
The wise spag treats every day like a day off, but still gets things done. Everyone seeks the one who balances the Chao because within it lives every possibility. But even that is an incomplete map, so beware of believing it to be the territory. The Cabbage on the street may be starving, but the Chao on the menu will never taste like hamburger. Jump to conclusions, fall flat on your face.
Chapter 36
Movement creates territory. When you know where you are, you know what to defend. The maps in your head are extensions of yourself. You should pay attention when your ideas get in someone's face. People are frightened of new ideas because they feel invaded. They must protect their territory. The wise spags know their maps can only be changed by themselves; Knowing this, they are not frightened by the unknown. Well, they shouldn't be frightened, but we're all still monkeys in the end. We create with the body, but amend with the mind.
Chapter 37
Every spag has limitations. Some are in the body. Some are in the mind. Limitations in the body are difficult to change. Limitations in the mind are easier to change (but not by much). Yet some people will live their entire lives without ever encountering a stray thought. These people do not know they are in Prison. So the wise spags know their limitations, and how to change them. They are still in the Black Iron Prison, yet can see through the bars and attempt another jailbreak.
Chapter 38
The sacred Chao includes both Order and Disorder. In the same way, the Self includes the inside and the outside. To emphasize the inside is to pollute the outside with a grid. To emphasize the outside is to lose your center. While it's fun to toy with both, forgetting that they go together plants the seed of a cabbage. Therefore when doubt is lost, Absolutism is born. When Absolutism encounters dissent, Authority arises. When Authority arises, Freedom is lost. When Freedom is lost, the wise spags create their own rules. Doubt allows people to see around corners, and to peer above walls. Therefore the wise spags never know, and so are boundless.
Chapter 39
Every spag's mind is a better artist than they can ever know. For every conclusion they make, supporting facts rise to the surface. Each certainty has its own gravity that attracts the Illusions of Order. If you can think it, you can prove it. This is how we turn Order and Disorder into fractals of Illusion. When spags try to order the Chao, the sky becomes dirty, dingy; Words are angry & sterile. Words reduce the Chao; A confused mind cannot grasp it and cannot drop it, either.
Chapter 40
Incomprehensible Totality is the nature of Chaos. The absence of Illusion is the state of Chaos. All spags in the world create their own Illusions, and then spend the rest of their lives bound by them. For the record, "Incomprehensible Totality" is fairly incomprehensible.