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5. Straw Dogs
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You are purchasing high quality sheet music PDF files suitable for printing or viewing on digital devices.From a set of 37 musical reflections for small orchestra inspired by the ancient philosophical text by Lao Tzu: "Tao Te Ching". (n.b. Although the orchestra is small, the scoring includes a part for 4 pedal timpani.)
This movement is inspired by verse 5. (A "straw dog" was a carefully crafted but disposable ceremonial item.)
Heaven and Earth are impartial; they see the 10,000 things as straw dogs. The sage is not sentimental; he treats all his people as straw dogs.
The sage is like heaven and earth: To him none are especially dear, nor is there anyone he disfavours. He gives and gives, without condition, offering his treasures to everyone.
Between heaven and earth is a space like a bellows; empty and inexhaustible, the more it is used, the more it produces.
Hold on to the centre. Man was made to sit quietly and find the truth within.
