The Agile Tao Dov Tsal & Peter Merel

What does Lao Tzu have to say about war? 

Looking from the eyes of the aggressor, the attacked, and of course from a wider angle.

You can find the book, as always, at https://leanpub.com/agiletao

And the beautiful music is still played by Guitarist Gilad Hekselman, bassist Petros Klampanis, and drummer Ziv Ravitz and can be found here. 






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This time, two poems from part 2 

- We talked about the role of a leader. what makes a leader one?

- We also talked about the constant attention required from a craftsperson of any kind to attend to its material.

Here are the poems, hope you enjoy them!

And a special thanks to Hekselman, Klampanis & Ravitz for the beautiful music I never get tired of.





29. The Captain (xxvi) 

A great captain tirelessly guides his ship at sea 

So that, safe in port, he may lose it in sleep. 



So calm is the master of haste 

And care the path to ease. 

The captain of a great ship 

Does not treat it like a pleasure boat 

Acting carelessly or hastily. 

Without care he loses his bearings at sea; 

Without calm he loses the trust of the crew. 



The great captain doesn’t lead his ship like a jade figurehead 

But steadies her like a stone keel.







Shaping Wood (xxvii) 

A great explorer leaves no trail unmapped; 

A great teacher no question unanswered; 

A great detective no fact unexplained; 

A great watchman no threat unchecked; 

A great tailor no thread unravelled. 



So the agile account for everyone 

And neglect no one. 

Accepting all, neglecting none, 

They account for the weakest. 



The strong must guide the weak 

For the weak are the source of their strength. 

If the strong are careless and neglect the weak, 

Chaos results no matter how clever they are. 



This is their method of adaptation: 

As wood is shaped, it becomes a tool; 

As a person is served, they become a servant; 

So a great carpenter leaves no wood uncarved.




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Last time, we started reading Flow - the first part of the Agile Tao, we are back with the second part.
Join Peter and me, and connect to the Agile Tao.


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We are back, after a long break.


To start our second season, and as Flow, the first part of the book, reached a stable version, we are reading thru it, letting it unfold like a story.


This episode contains the first poems of the Flow part, and was a joy to record (as always)

The wonderful music recorded by Guitarist Gilad Hekselman, bassist Petros Klampanis, and drummer Ziv Ravitz can be found here.

You can send us any questions to theAgileTaoPodcast@gmal.com

And the book can be found at LeanPub by pressing the link.


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Today's episode is about the power of collaboration, about how being a part of something bigger allows you to do magic.
Join us to hear about how starlings and dolphins cooperate, and what can you do to unleash the power of collaboration.

22. Collaboration (xii/iii)

Agility builds collaboration, not competition;
Feeds interdependence, not dependence;
Empties peoples’ mouths to fill their bellies;
Softens their hearts to strengthen their bones.

It controls politics by not privileging responsibility;
Bureaucracy by not delegating management;
Scarcity by not allocating roles.

Agility decentralizes ownership and leadership
So those who provide them can’t exploit them;
When no one can take advantage, Harmony remains.



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The wonderful music recorded by Guitarist Gilad Hekselman, bassist Petros Klampanis, and drummer Ziv Ravitz can be found here.

You can send us any questions to theAgileTaoPodcast@gmal.com

And the book can be found at LeanPub by pressing the link.


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What is an ecosystem? what makes it flow, or be blocked? 

Today's poem (from the Flow part) examines the source of its benefits and interactions that make (or break) it.

4. Ecosystem (iv/vi/vii/v)
Evolving and revolving,
Life can’t be cut, knotted, dimmed or stilled;
Nor the source of thought
Be plumbed by thought.

Reflecting and responding,
Mind adapts all flesh.
Rippling and refracting,
None breach its shining surface.

Splitting and merging,
Nature follows all paths.
Ranging beyond reach,
None span its winding delta.

Pulsing at root and lung,
Harmony connects all needs;
For what one treats as waste
Another thirsts and breathes.

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The wonderful music recorded by Guitarist Gilad Hekselman, bassist Petros Klampanis, and drummer Ziv Ravitz can be found here.

You can send us any questions to theAgileTaoPodcast@gmal.com

And the book can be found at LeanPub by pressing the link.



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