四季子/ Sìjìzǐ

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                                                                               Thursday April 19 2007
Hi Erick,
Thank you for writing me about Siji Tzu.  Siji Tzu is a mythical creation on my part.  A character I have created to try and teach the ancient practices of Daosim to a "modern" reader.  I though him up in the late 90's.  He represents all that is Daoist.  His name "Siji" is actually chinese for "Si Ji" - the four seasons.  I chose that name to represent his eternal life.  His timeless life.  I wrote the book in the mid-late 90's taking on the personality of Siji Tzu for the work.  I wanted to tackle the Daosit philosophy (which is my belief system) in a new light.  In doing this, I tried my best to stay true to the culture of China and the philosophy of Lao Tzu and to some extent, Chuang Tzu.
I am currently working on a second edition and am hoping to capture some of the philosophy in the Chuang Tzu through Siji Tzu.
I just looked up your blog and you are doing wonderful work there!  I love it!
Namaste, Ray


                                                                                               Tuesday May 8 2007

Today I have collected this book at the bookshop and this book is highly recommended to people who are interested in philosophical Daoism. It gives new insights and according to little stories it gives you insights to see the problems that we can have from an other perspective and it gives solutions. Because we are often focused on problems in daily life or our mind is clouded and we don't see the solutions anymore. Sìjìzǐ shows how simple life is and that there are actually no problems at all, it is our mind that creates them.  Again and again we are distracted from the real life and that is because we often are attached to things or ideas and that is often the basis of our problems. Besides this, there is also the Dao of Sìjìzǐ from 81 verses in this book, inspired by tea.