It's better to listen than to seek
Bridge over a green waterfall By Blake Verdoorn It's better to listen than to seek | Saturday – February 14, 2026 In most Oriental traditions, particularly in the Tao Te Ching ( 道德經 ), the emphasis is on the contemplative mode of being, that is to say the higher and substantive outlook , and this is why the East tend to produce less warriors— Kṣatriya's ( क्षत्रिय ) to borrow from the Hindu caste system— and more Brhamins ( ब्राह्मण ), persons of high intellectual aptitude , again to borrow from the Hindu caste system. One way to paraphrase this more contemplative and substantive outlook is to always listen to the creation, as opposed to seeking out what you want, for what you want may not always be meant for you, and this could just as well be summed up into the anti-Western act of simply giving up. But to give up is not to lose in the sense that most westerns would put it, because the fact of the matter is, that you do not have a free will that can be used reshape the...