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The Tao Te Chill

Section: What-Have-You  | Date: December 16th, 2008

yin yang cocktail 

By Rev. Patrick Murphy

I use the word ‘chill’ as my philosophical thesis
And make every attempt (or lack thereof)
To keep my chi on an ever kilter.
After all, add two Ls to ‘chi’ and you’ve got?
        that’s right: chill.
What do those two Ls stand for?
Well, that’s on you, my friend  
        — and therein lies the beauty.

Maybe you know right off the bat what your Ls are.
Maybe they mean absolutely nothing.
Maybe you’ll go on a metaphysical journey of introspection to find out.
        (Doing a J whilst soaking in the tub listening to whale music 
        would be a prime catalyst for said introspection.)
But in the end, as long as you’re chill — it’s all the same.
And that’s cool, man.
That’s cool.


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5 Responses to “The Tao Te Chill”

  1. Pastor Dirt Dude on December 16th, 2008 7:43 am

    To be dude is to be zen
    To harness one’s chi is to exercise one’s chill
    To follow the Great Integrity is to Abide

    Some nice new shit to bring to light Rev Murphy. This is an excellent verse to add to the dao de dude as it really helps tie together some of the strands in old duder’s head.

  2. Irish Monk on December 16th, 2008 4:56 pm

    Love and more Love, dude!
    Rev Patrick Murphy? I feel like a phony calling myself “Irish Monk” next to a name like that

  3. The Arch Dudeship on December 16th, 2008 5:54 pm

    The Dude abides
    and so can we–
    But how?
    What is the path
    to the Dude-like Tao?

    Well, Dude, we just don’t know
    It’s up to you to trust
    that the Cosmic Flow

    Will bring you to your own path
    on the Universal Way

    Take comfort in that…
    Fuckin’ A
    Fuckin’ A

  4. Timmy Dude on December 17th, 2008 12:28 am

    Far out Rev Patrick.
    Laidback and love come to mind. It’s easy to chill when one is laidback, and without love, all is naught, am I right?

  5. NovaStarchild on December 17th, 2008 5:49 pm

    groovy
    glad you Dudes can dig on this piece
    i like to think of it as
    the Rug that ties the room of my mind, body, and soul together
    because no matter what new shit comes to light
    one can always
    ‘Just take it easy, man.’

    -Rev Patrick

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