Mandala #273 – Skylight

To know that you do not know is highest
To not know but think you know is flawed

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 71

Mandala #272 – Rooftop

There is no greater misfortune than feeling “I have an enemy”

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 69

Mandala #271 – Pink gin

When two opponents meet, the one without an enemy will surely triumph

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 69

Mandala #270 – Phalaenopsis

Of two sides raising arms against each other it is the one that is sorrow-stricken that wins

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 69

Mandala #269 – Benches

The best warrior
leads without haste
fights without anger
overcomes without confrontation

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 68

Mandala #268 – Sheep

A tree that fills a man’s embrace grows from a seedling
A tower nine storeys high starts with one brick
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 64

Mandala #267 – Mountain ☶

A journey of a thousand miles
starts from beneath one’s feet

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 64

Mandala #266 – Mozzarella

Practice nonaction
Work without doing
Taste the tasteless

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 63

Mandala #265 – Mojito

Those who know do not talk
Those who talk do not know

Laozi, Tao Te Ching 56