Power for the Peaceful: A Course in Tao

Verse 77: "The Tao of Robin Hood"


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Verse 77 this time. I call it ‘The Tao of Robin Hood,’ who was an equalizer of his (mythical) day, like Tao is all the time. In its yin-yang algorithm, ‘just enough’ is given to all, so no one lacks, and no one has more than enough. If another, ‘human tao’ interfereswith ‘Heaven’s Tao,’ then the yin-yang balance actually takes from those with too much, and gives to those with not enough.

In this episode Marc confesses his love of Marx’s analytical power to understand big power issues (though he has no love for Marxism, or its actual practices in real time).

We hear from lots of voices today: Thich Naht Hanh, The Buddha, Mick Jagger, Sun Tzu, and Herman Melville.

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