bring on the chaos

[kmusser]

Cool quote found by mossneko:

When the Tao is lost, there is goodness.
When goodness is lost, there is morality.
When morality is lost, there is ritual.
Ritual is the husk of true faith,
the beginning of chaos.
-Lao Tzu (as translated by Stephen Mitchell)

Discussion and alternate translations.

Comments

[wylddelirium.livejournal.com]

Once you lose true faith is when you see the stuff the universe is made of.

I like that idea a lot.

[animadversio.livejournal.com]

Mitchell's translation is awesome -- I read his Tao at least 4 or 5 times a year.