<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:35:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/tao-chia/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Epistemological dead-end]]></title><description><![CDATA[When one manipulates reality to reflect a belief it lays bare the motivation for derision]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/epistemological-dead-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/epistemological-dead-end</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNub1T2x5ZCyTAxGNpW93HepCFfKutne4youMGz9u8GMGTssk6JNepHtvimaAYBwtYuF4GzqaxW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perilous times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Q. When does one decide to lead? A. When the context matches your abilities.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao/@garytyme/perilous-times</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao/@garytyme/perilous-times</guid><category><![CDATA[tao]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:21:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUoDHtBZ7timHqK7mQJnC4296d5iCSMk2cg98FvcRe4LGtEy71WDVGjgAHBSzZhbgrfPX4GXLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presumption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do not allow yourself to be judged by the measure of your material possessions.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/presumption</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/presumption</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 04:55:42 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to become wise about a problem; whereas, you must have wisdom to think logically about the outcome.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/unpredictability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/unpredictability</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 08:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSTMEPxsyqR1ZEG8KLY6Z3BhPnCjpje6Bv4Lr8XJgmVwhcNu42KceVu4K8QE1cNrdHVRaiM4p6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staying committed to what you're doing, keeps you knowing where you're going.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/destination</link><guid 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do I know how to ask the right question?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/question/@garytyme/question-to-everyone-and-anyone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/question/@garytyme/question-to-everyone-and-anyone</guid><category><![CDATA[question]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 08:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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the point try to make!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/what-s-the-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/what-s-the-point</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpJjm7j9Dqm5qBWoRP51BHzuZHsCVy251nmBg89hqgpGsjMQLFcRknVsgHoNYCzGjBf4d69GeS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperament]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have nothing to be angry for. But, I have plenty to be angry about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/temperament</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/temperament</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2020 07:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMVE7KZfARsTtMaSp33HdroUY55U9R3j86oDKbtDZvebr8rjDvuhihnTgoG3nPGrGxRP3qHuHx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Theatre of Politics and the Governance of Normalcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum Philosophy - The Governance of Normalcy. When the elected Government is inoperative, and the demonstrative opposition is embroiled in theatrics then one must seek alternatives. If we abolish paid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/7fzuwm-the-theatre-of-politics-and-the-governance-of-normalcy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/7fzuwm-the-theatre-of-politics-and-the-governance-of-normalcy</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 08:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv8X2R8t7XDv5HGXyHWCCu4rKmbB5pmEzjYSgwyoGSbcive5dR3JsPGohzGnZ2c3FHaeQMjvGxV98Labrj2hrLhQEJ9s7h3T3G8UBt9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The theatre of politics and the Governance of Normalcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have wrote a new paper discussing an alternative view of politics and how to govern from one step away. Please read and tell me what you think.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/the-theatre-of-politics-and-the-governance-of-normalcy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/the-theatre-of-politics-and-the-governance-of-normalcy</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 08:27:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question to anyone/everyone.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where should real POWER be? At your fingertips? Or, in your hands?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/question-to-anyone-everyone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/question-to-anyone-everyone</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 09:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNuwCdSP7DGFCBLLjZvVZFVqtEQ1rR2VxYhewFGMXxwfh8dCpoYpDg2YH2mj1kti3tbPf5wjmQJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tao-Chia - The matrix of dreaming awake: Zhuangzi’s Butterfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Am I a human who just dreamt they were a butterfly; or a butterfly who is now dreaming that they are a human? In this proposition we find, again, elements of the shamanic experience: dream-time,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/tao-chia-the-matrix-of-dreaming-awake-zhuangzi-s-butterfly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/tao-chia-the-matrix-of-dreaming-awake-zhuangzi-s-butterfly</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 06:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMzv8RqtiUwz1cwA5DA25NyRGhZm9nQP8nXw8tzRrvX5R4KQFV5WTwkrx54u77goSSZJNNfLzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tao-Chia - Shamanism: The Roots of Taoist Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is much, in fact, from this early period of China’s history, and in particular its shamanic world-view and practices, that is reflected in the subsequent emergence of Taoism. 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Tossed and hurled to the Eight Corners, Their spirit and their breathing does not change.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/tao-chia-the-philosophy-of-the-way-the-highest-human</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tao-chia/@garytyme/tao-chia-the-philosophy-of-the-way-the-highest-human</guid><category><![CDATA[tao-chia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garytyme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 05:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUKjUQz9qqbc3nVFAfL1XMLRTTKZs4rHKBFbAhjyyXEzR8FYxBVTnpbB6H9MJx2JNGqczrwxWz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>