Status Updates From Disputers of the Tao: Philo...

There was a man who lost an axe, and suspected his neighbour's son. He watched the way he walked-he's stolen the axe.The way he looked-he's stolen the axe. The way he talked-he's stolen the axe. His gesture, posture, everything he did-he's stolen the axe. When digging in his own yard he found the axe.Afterwards when he saw his neighbour's son, there was nothing in gesture or posture to suggest a man who steals axes.

“Heaven and earth are boundless, man's death has its time; when he takes up that life provided for a time to lodge in the midst of the boundless, his passing is as sudden as a thoroughbred steed galloping past a chink in the wall. Whoever cannot gratify his intents and fancies and find nurture for the years destined for him, is not the man who has fathomed the Way”

An extremely satisfying read so far. Graham is thorough and wonderfully clear. Given my decision to immerse myself in Daoist thought before all prior ancient Chinese philosophy, I need this solid basis.