Plain country folk with rounded bodies, Skin turning to bronze in the valley heat. why talk to the about Tao? The eat when they are hungry, They sleep when they are sleepy. Even a sage with infinite permutations could not match their simplicity. Do you want to know about simplicity? Go live with farmers. Their daily activities are coordinated with the seasons, they are close to the earth, and they do not spend their time figuring out how to attain status. They are honest and plain. They make no distinction between who they are as individuals and who they are as farmers. Those of us who live in cities would be hard pressed to equal the farmer in simplicity. Simplicity, after all, is what Tao most celebrates. Who needs to know all the digits of pi? Who needs to engineer a new monetary policy? Who needs to strive for political office? None of these things is necessary to be a human being. Give up unnecessary things. farmers 365 Tao daily meditations Deng Ming-Dao (author) ISBN 0-06-250223-9 Peach blossom on the mountain Xu Jian Ming http://www.chinafinearts.com/jian.htm