Wisdom.
Read an idea alongside the passage that inspired it.
Room to be useful
Chapter 11 of the Daodejing sets the shaped material of a vessel beside its open interior. Both are necessary. In our reading of a crowded calendar, this becomes a question about the room an invitation needs. The space a bowl keeps →
Stillness and observation
In chapter 15, muddy water gradually clears when allowed to settle. We borrow the image to examine the difference between what we know and what we imagine. Before you send →
Small beginnings
Chapter 64 looks at early beginnings and at the care needed near completion. A place to begin →