Baba means 'father,' -- not a real name...
(from Chapter 3, "The Happy Excursion," of Chuang-Tzu)
among men who have achieved happiness,
there was one named Lieh-Tze, who could even ride on the wind.
but although his happiness was great,
it was dependent on the wind
and therefore incomplete.
but now
suppose there were one who could chariot on the normality of the universe,
ride on the transformation of the five elements
& thus make excursion into the infinite.
what has such a one to depend on?
therefore it is said
that the wise man has no accomplishment
the spiritual man has no achievement
& the true sage
has no name.
posted by Alx Uttermann @ 4:32 PM
2 Comments:
At 10:09 AM,
Unique Designs from Zazzle said…
good read
At 9:13 PM,
Alx Uttermann said…
interesting that in the Vedic tradition they don't name a baby until it's a few months old -- and the name that's chosen corresponds to the jyotish, the astrological configuration, of that baby's astrology. (the first letter of the name will match a position of something to do with the moon. wild, eh?)
-Alx
Post a Comment
<< Home