Saturday 20 September 2008

Daodejing Poem 31

I say weapons are tools of bad omen, favoured or loathed, for men of Tao have no place for them. Gentlemen favour the left while generals favour the right. Weapons, tools of bad omen are not the weapon of the gentlemen, only used sparingly under extreme conditions with calm and restrain. After victory, don't gloat; those who gloat about victory are people who love killing. Those who love to kill people will never get to achieve their aim in the world. Good omen prefers left while bad omen prefers right. General's assistant stands on the left while general stands on the right, and can be said it follows the funeral rites. Soldiers after a war will grief and pour tears over their dead comrades. Victory after a war is time for the funerals of the dead soldiers.

Original Chinese texts are slightly different in sequence.

Military weapons are for ignorant people to use. Men of Tao do not use them but use own spiritual power. So for the past few thousand years, people clamour for gain, pride, coveteousness etc by using military forces on others. History books have all the stories even the Bible.

In this age of Melchizedek or evil and Dharma ending, it is the spiritual force that is supreme. So Singapore been a small island country can rule the whole world. This is because Singapore is the Patmos Island in Revelation chapter 1.

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