THE ART OF WRITING…
The Art Of Writing
by
Lu Chi
translated by Sam Hamill
Master K’ung-fu Tzu (Confucius)] believed that all wisdom lies in learning to call things by the right name, and that only through a rectification of names might one proceed toward enlightened living. From the Ta Hsueb (or Great Learning). p. xvi
Reading the classics again,
sometimes I still find heroes,
old sages I dare not emulate,
but who stood strong in adversity.
I too will not choose the easy way.
T’ao Ch’ien p. xxxi
The Poetry of Lu Chi:
Sometimes the words come freely;
sometimes we sit in silence,
gnawing on a brush.
From Choosing Words p. 12
Not-knowing is like grabbing
the tail to direct the head
of a dragon.
From On Harmony p. 17
