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An Australian from a Chinese background who loves the India Yoga System taught by Sri. Pattabhi Jois. This page is a study note of the classic sutra of Tao Teh Ching by the Great Lao Tzu.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Whose side are you on?

When you watch World Cup Football, do you have a personal favourite? When Federer and Nadal play, who do you want to win? When Israel and Palestinians kill each other, who do you think is evil?
How many judgements do you make in 5 minutes?
Two ladies chats on the train opposite to you. They talk about Brad Pitt and other celebrities you vaguely know. What is going on in your head? How did you judge them?
Come on, let’s not kid ourselves.
We make judgement in a subconscious level. We think we are righteous, we hate evil. Those who are different to us are evils.

Think again.
Is it possible you support Israel simply because you were born as a Jew? If you happened to be born in Palestine, you might be one of the suicide bombers. I don’t want Taiwan to be independent just because I was born in the mainland. Which side do you take seems just a random chance.
Lao Tzu says, The saint is not kind, he treats every one just as the sky is treating the earth. The sky does not care about what we want; it will rain when we planned a BBQ. We, in order to find peace, should be just like the sky. This is Dispassion. The word indifference is a great word. It means don’t care. Why? Because there is no difference. Do not take sides. Get out the predefined circle of you limited birth. Be indifferent. Because there is no difference. Only then is it possible to find peace within.

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