Taoism
THE LIVING TAO
STANZA 1 The true way is unknown and so is the untrue way There are no names to understand It Creation does not care that It is the source of creation Emanating as some thing It is not without nourishment Mysteries are revealed Become Its way Attain Its perfection Do not use words to describe […]
The Living Tao – Poem 19
Poem 19 Destroy the men of wisdom Stop teachers in their tracks Let the people go to their homes Without the fear of right and wrong They know what they must do They do what they know They want their bellies filled They want their children covered at night Banish the profiteers Abolish the need […]
Hanshi Warrior Press Books for the Holidays
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Author Meet & Greet
Hanshi Stephen F. Kaufman is a world renown Grandmaster martial artist and is best-selling author of Miyamoto Musashi’s Book of Five Rings and Sun Tzu’s Art of War, as well as The Living Tao, The Shogun’s Scroll, The Sword in the Boardroom, Cherry Blossoms for Children, Practicing Self-Revealization Acceptance, and many other books. For more […]
Sample Reading from the Living Tao
Some time back, Peggy Thompson, photographer extraordinaire, did a short visual presentation on my Living Tao book. Here it is again for your enjoyment. For more info on The Living Tao and to purchase book, visit http://the-living-tao.weebly.com For more info on the author and full list of books, visit http://www.hanshi.com
Act Without Action
Poem 64 Hold a sparrow in your hand before it becomes tame Nurture your garden before the weeds run amok Taste fresh berries before they are picked Act without action and the future can be foreseen Foreseeing the future you can know the result of labors You can know the care to give to […]
The Living Tao – Poem 66
A man lives his life as he sees fit. If he is unhappy, then he changes his mind. Unless he is a fool, he accepts things without understanding the ability to change circumstance. Standing ahead of his children he sees himself as his own son. And, being his own son, he is able to ask […]