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A Tao Model of Gold Eggs
The "Get Tao" icon (left) is explained more or less suggestively below, as an all-round basis for gaining solvency assets. Two other pages (links follow) give specifications and more details, and relate it to a school of Zen (Soto Zen).  "It may seem easy, but it doesn't come naturally." Major advances that require much and careful thought are like that. On this and the following three or four pages is the utterly simple (to look at) philosophy that might help men and women and their children to find and perhaps also gain essential solvency or solvencies - and go on to gain 'gold eggs' (assets) if the times, hovering conditions and perhaps associates favour it or do not use negative sanctions too much and often against it.
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Simplified Pictural SurveyMeanings of modelTHE WORD model comes from Latin 'modulus', small measure. 'Model' means many things today, including:
Our stand is that a fine model assists solvency. Solvency is a key concept below. the quality or state of being solvent. It suggests being able to pay all one's debts. There are many ways of assisting it, and many levels or fields of solvency. Debts are of many kinds too. A debt is something owed, an obligation that can be due to demand, promise, contract, responsibility and duty, and so on. But let us adopt a wide look into this, much in tune with a recent Nobel-prize-winning theory in economy in 1992, minimal solvency is had by a balance between what comes in and what goes out. If more goes out than what comes in, you get impoverished, and as a result lose in the competition of making a living quite easily. One should try to preserve one's assets and make them work to one's benefit, and go for more in all right ways. That is included in the quite all-round model. Solvence of 'Capital'In a 1989 lecture, Nobel prize-winner Gary S. Becker (1930 -) described the idea of human capital, the core of his approach:To most of you, capital means a bank account, one hundred shares of IBM, assembly lines or steel plants . . . These are all forms of capital in the sense that they yield income and other useful outputs over a long period of time.Further, from another interview with Becker: "What has the Nobel Prize done for you?"Hence, building up assets or reserves and conserving enough of them is what much is about. There are health reserves, mind reserves (education should ideally help it), and reserves of material wealth. Humans need a blend that works on all levels. With enough reserves we are able to take part in social life and "blend in" - to give and take, share benefits, and so on. Much depends on solid reserves. Below we go deep into the philosophy part, and you do not have to be a physicist or economist to get the gist of these models either. Great efforts were made to make them very easy to access. Tao-aligned Theory FirstTHE FIRST topics revolve about dao (Tao) theory, which some famous physicists hold dear. It gives a much unified, over-all picture (scheme) of a totality. The totality (field) is divided in two, a limit is between them, and "the next you know" is a theory for getting gold eggs - presumably. Good luck with that.
Both top figures relate to a favourable Taoistic philosophy. Also, to the right is another little marker that shows the same as the top left figure. These figures suggest you can build Tao. We show you how below, in very rough outline.
Each is divided in halves. The left circle is a simplification as compared to the yin-yang figure (right). Figure 3 is to indicate how a a yin-yang figure can be converted into a circle of halves, which in turn are transposed to halves of a square. It is very simple.
Figure 4 shows the right part of Figure 3. A pair of axes, the x axis nd the y axis, are introduced, and their origo (0). By converting the rotating yin-yang figure (Fig. 1) to a square with a diagonal dividing line between the halves, we get access to much elaborate idea-making - in stages. Basic cybernetical handling is into it
There is a philosophical side of cybernetics. We take off from the thinking of Dr. Norbert Wiener. The square has been allotted three layers. They correspond to the three aspects of matter in the view of Dr. Wiener, founder of cybernetics. They are:
Conservation of assets
In addition to horisontal layers, vertical strands may be had too. Here they are. The segments speak of accruements and their possible conservation or dwindling along the x axis. How to interpret it, basically: The farther to the right, the more accruement.
Further, Tao may be divided in steps according to the three layers of cybernetics. The next figure helps to see more of this:
Figure 8 too hints at how the tao route of Figure 2 comes about, and the next figure is a mnemonic help that focuses on the nose, just like Pablo Picasso in very many fine pictures.
We have divided this trek in steps and stages for you, to make it very, very easy to accomplish things that may please, gratify and satisfy you if you exercise (train yourself or kin) according to them in good, tenable ways. That vital part is up to you. It is wholly your responsibility how you use this research information. Yes, we need that safeguard. In the light of this, the connection betwen the two images of Figure 1 is had. If you learn and master the select stages of accomplishments and attainments involved in this sort of essays (tables), you could reap much benefit as time goes by. You may need lots of tact if you ascend in social life. How to use the basic ideas of the Tao essays on the site, is much elaborated here: [LINK] and here: [LINK] Structuralist thinking is integrated in our novel Tao design too
This accentuated Tao route of attainments with its steps and stages is very much like "the trek of accomplishments" in the structuralist ideations of Algirdas Greimas (fig. 11. Our Greimas-allied route starts - as his "conflict axis" too - in the middle of the Yang field, as marked by a purplish circle, reaches the Boden (periphery) (red circle) and goes to the left from there till it reaches the Origo (golden circle), which is the postulated Tao point of departure. The diagonal represents Tao (also written Dao in Pinyin), a middling way between darkness and light, yin and yang, and the diagonal is divided into three spans in the model. The spans are between the coloured circles of the diagonal. Each Tao span corresponds with postulated attainments of Greimas. To know rises above to do in this scenario, and to know how to do, or be able to do, lies in between. Each span has a corresponding "layer" in the cybernetics of Norbert Wiener (fig. 5). Another System Anchorage too
The socalled constructive and destructive cycles at the bottom of classical Chinese acupuncture show the same idea in a more complete form, and these models are applied in a acupuncture treatment sessions. And sure enough, ancient Chinese included elements (system elements of acupuncture have half-poetic names, for sure) in it too. Ancient Indian scriptures call these elements bhutas. There is yet another and simpler way of depicting such deep-going "cycles" - to depict the constructive tidiness and elegance (Norw: Lødigheit) involved in order-building and basic, health-rewarding issues. The "cycle" involved in constructive outlets is represented by a spinning sun. But there is another "spiralling influence" too, another spin that is possible, and that is one of disorder, discord, derangement fit for destructive agents that can be "all around". Both ways are found in nature. Do not get any funny ideas at this point; the latter image was made infamous in the reign of Hitler, but it is many thousands of years old, and is, among other things, a religious symbol. Depictions are found in Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism, Indian Tantra, and also on the bandolær of the nearly 1500 years old Snartemo sword found in Norway; it is now at Historical Museum in Oslo.
Eggs of gold
Practical accomplishments may be the most valuable to attain, but one should gather what one can - if proverbs like "One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to use it", "An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept" and "If skill could be acquired by watching, dogs would be butchers" are laden with significant all-round value. How to arrive at eggs of gold - ie, selfhood, has been suggested. One may use our basic design to arrive at ideas and relevant forms of sound mastery learning, which may be crowned by likable accomplishments. It is not as easy as it sounds. Meticulously had: handling wisdom
And by the way, Mumble is the hero of a widespread folktale type, "Strong John". Here is our version of it: [LINK] When you reach all right satisfactions, it should be time to move on or up toward some next stage(s). Layout meritsCybernetically aligned Tao wisdomThis cybernetical Taoism is rare, for it shows how to build relevant Tao forms and facets, while the old chinese philosophy of Taoism tends to portray the decline of Tao. Note the difference well.There is one more difference between Old Taoism and this new form: whereas philosophers like Lao Tzu fairly often seem to dethrone adult thinking, or the Adult in Dr Eric Berne's terminology, we do not. The Adult is also rationality, which is needed for gathering and gauging old and new wisdom. Structuralism of designYou haven't been shown the details of it here, but they are much embedded in the stretch (route, trek) that should be built up.Calvinism SurveyTULIP is an established acronym. Note how we interpret and use a TULIP below:
Table: The Calvinistic TULIP brought into our structural design for solvency-building and problem-solving.
The structural grid that is implied in the levels (right), is shown in great detail
somewhere else. [LINK].
The tick tack toe table that we use, is designed for schema learning, and what is more, research also says that icons help identifying various levels that go into it. The science bitFinally, our basic way of stringing topics into spans or stages is like the scientific ways of handling things in research and report-making. It conforms to rigid enough scientific basis procedures.
Research GateIn basic research there are steps and stages. One switches to and fro many of them. What follows is a mere sketch of the steps. Rigid training may be needed and useful in science accordingly:
Through exploring and scientific knowhow man gradually rises above the "monkey" level of aping and conformism, and that is thought to be good and wise, but it can be hard work too. One may reduce the toil more or less by sensible use of the advance modifiers, the "well-wells" we have devised. Many of them are found on another page. [LINK]. These very basic steps and stages of research in general correspond very well to a very useful semi-cybernetic scheme that we have developed, and which lies at the bottom of some of our essays. [LINK] Five into oneOur unified Taoism model solves hard problems too. It is a powerful tool for thinking and forming routines that will assist constructivist activity. Good condition are needed along with it, too. Our model may be put to work for practically anybody, and one may further be taught how to catch gold eggs through it (yes, a metaphor is involved throughout in this). Gold in this context represents (pleasant) selfsameness, selfhood is another term, and both are linked to the Sanskrit word 'swa' or 'sva', which means self. In other contexts (settings) we use 'gold' as a synonym for handy, all right handy, which is specially valuable.
Finding a way out
A DAO is a way, a route. It can also mean means and lots of other things.
First you find a two significant chapters from our dao classic Tao Te
Ching. The whole poem is online right here.41When the highest of men hear of dao and truth they put it into practice quite diligently.When the common types hear of dao, they seem to be in two minds about it, half believing, aware and unaware of some. When the lowest types hear of dao, they ridicule or laugh loudly - but if they did not laugh, it would be no dao.
The proverb has it: 81True words hardly sound fine. Nice words are far from always true.A good man seldom proves by argument; he hardly argues. He who argues or proves by argument is hardly so good (as non-argumentative good men). Who argues [blatantly] is hardly (ever) a good man. [All this is "Lao" arguing, debating or clowning.] Brilliant wisdom is different from sordid learning. Much bookish learning can mean too little wisdom. Who has extensive knowledge is hardly a wise man. The wise man has no need to hoard for himself. He lives for other people, seemingly, and grows richer himself if the more he uses for others, the more he has for himself - He gives to other people to get greater abundance.
Heaven's way is to sharpen and bless, all free from harm of cutting, AdjoinedHi: Smith, Carolyn D. (ed) et al.: Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology. 14th ed. Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth, 2003.Lte: Schunk, Dale: Learning Theories. An Educational Perspective. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall, 1996. Shz: Cleary, Thomas, tr. Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986. Szd: Nishijima, Gudo Wafo, and Chodo Cross, trs. Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. Book 1. Woking, Surrey, 1994. Szi: Nishijima, Gudo Wafo, and Chodo Cross, trs. Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. Book 2. Windbell Publications, London: 1996. Szm: Nishijima, Gudo Wafo, and Chodo Cross, trs. Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. Book 3. Windbell Publications, London: 1997. Szp: Nishijima, Gudo Wafo, and Chodo Cross, trs. Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. Book 4. Windbell Publications, London: 1999.
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