Daoism
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The Dao that can be casted is not the unchanging Dao.
An ever timely warning from Zhuangzi on how the very security measures centralized systems create inevitably end up being used against them by bad actors.
Fortunately, centralized systems are not our only options:
Fortunately, centralized systems are not our only options:
This 2,300 year old dodecahedral jade block is inscribed with some of the earliest instructions on breathwork and meditation in East Asia. These instructions have been titled 行氣玉銘 "Jade Inscription on Breathwork [or Circulating Qi]".
This is the Goverland team proudly showcasing their project!⏬
Support us in making DAO governance more accessible and user-friendly for Web3! We’re live in the dApps & Apps round on @gitcoin
https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/42161/608/218
Support us in making DAO governance more accessible and user-friendly for Web3! We’re live in the dApps & Apps round on @gitcoin
https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/42161/608/218
Most of the time, there is no true DAO governance research - only the raw exercise of power. Those with more money and votes simply prevail. People rarely persuade each other through reason; they only negotiate when powers are balanced. Otherwise, the strong simply overwhelm the weak.
Before absolute power, concepts like 'permissionless decentralization' are as fragile as paper - mere empty slogans. Yet within the cracks of this dominant reality lie opportunities: when public sentiment reaches its peak, when scam projects can no longer find new victims, when technology reaches a turning point...
One must wait patiently, like water finding its path. Watch for that small point of light within darkness, or darkness within light. When the signal appears, move forward with courage. This wisdom applies equally to governance and speculation.
Before absolute power, concepts like 'permissionless decentralization' are as fragile as paper - mere empty slogans. Yet within the cracks of this dominant reality lie opportunities: when public sentiment reaches its peak, when scam projects can no longer find new victims, when technology reaches a turning point...
One must wait patiently, like water finding its path. Watch for that small point of light within darkness, or darkness within light. When the signal appears, move forward with courage. This wisdom applies equally to governance and speculation.
More on the Golden Elixir. Not there yet, but working on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJAaApu7eQ
Year of the dragon is not disappointing here on FC!!!
What’s your favorite translation of the Tao te Ching?
I’ve always been partial to the Jane English version, less sterile intellectual language and strong poetic vibes.
I’ve always been partial to the Jane English version, less sterile intellectual language and strong poetic vibes.
1/ The Way has no fixed position;
It abides within the excellent mind.
When the mind is tranquil and the vital breath is regular,
The Way can thereby be halted.
That Way is not distant from us;
When people attain it they are sustained.
That Way is not separated from us;
When people accord with it they are harmonious.
It abides within the excellent mind.
When the mind is tranquil and the vital breath is regular,
The Way can thereby be halted.
That Way is not distant from us;
When people attain it they are sustained.
That Way is not separated from us;
When people accord with it they are harmonious.
1/ Clear! as though right by your side,
Vague! as though it will not be attained.
Indiscernible! as though beyond the limitless.
The test of this is not far off:
Daily we make use of its inner power.
The Way is what infuses the body,
Yet people are unable to fix it in place.
Vague! as though it will not be attained.
Indiscernible! as though beyond the limitless.
The test of this is not far off:
Daily we make use of its inner power.
The Way is what infuses the body,
Yet people are unable to fix it in place.
1/ All the forms of the mind
Are naturally infused and filled with the vital essence,
Are naturally generated and developed because of it.
It is lost
Inevitably because of sorrow, happiness, joy, anger, desire, and profit-seeking.
Are naturally infused and filled with the vital essence,
Are naturally generated and developed because of it.
It is lost
Inevitably because of sorrow, happiness, joy, anger, desire, and profit-seeking.
1/ Therefore this vital energy is:
Bright! — as if ascending the heavens;
Dark! — as if entering an abyss;
Vast! — as if dwelling in an ocean;
Lofty! — as if dwelling on a mountain peak.
Bright! — as if ascending the heavens;
Dark! — as if entering an abyss;
Vast! — as if dwelling in an ocean;
Lofty! — as if dwelling on a mountain peak.
The vital essence of all things:
It is this that brings them to life.
It generates the five grains below
And becomes the constellated stars above.
When flowing amid the heavens and the earth
We call it ghostly and numinous.
When stored within the chests of human beings,
We call them sages.
It is this that brings them to life.
It generates the five grains below
And becomes the constellated stars above.
When flowing amid the heavens and the earth
We call it ghostly and numinous.
When stored within the chests of human beings,
We call them sages.
