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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

There's a wonderful Trident on Newbury Street in Boston! I wonder if they're related...

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Peter Moore's avatar

Thank you for the bookish recommendation, D-M. I haven’t ever noticed the Trident, because it’s hiding in plain sight, like the wisdom of doing nothing to accomplish everything. And I say that as a guy who has in fact often tried to outrun himself to the next job, location, or experience. It’s exhausting!

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Patricia Dubrava's avatar

I haven't been to the Trident in years. You took me there. Thanks, D-M.

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Francis Pring-Mill's avatar

At first glance, books seem to go with the pursuit of knowledge - but I like this idea of thinking of books as portals. Thank you.

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone" is from chapter 48 of the Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell version). The rest of the chapter goes "In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Tao, every day something is dropped. Less and less do you need to force things, until finally you arrive at non-action. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

You can go through a portal not to pursue knowledge but, for example, to learn how to let go, to drop something every day, to force things less and less, and gradually discover yourself practicing the Tao.

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Sharon L. Boyes-Schiller's avatar

Many years ago I went to a retreat/tai chi course given by Chungliang Al Huang - it was amazing and has affected my life every day since.

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