September 7, 2008

  • Today’s Sermon:

    Bringing Change
    to Washington

    'Only I can bring change to Washington'-- LA Times, Sept. 7, 2008


    First in War,
       First in Peace…


    Quotations for
    Chairman George

    on
    February 22, 1999

    (Washington’s Birthday)

    I Ching Hexagram 49: The Image of Revolution

    Fire in
    the lake:
    the image of Revolution

    Thus the
    superior man
    Sets the calendar
    in order
    And makes the seasons clear.


    Change for Washington:

    'The Laws of Change: I Ching and the Philosophy of Life,' by Jack M. Balkin

    For the details, see
    yale.edu/lawweb:

    “As important to Chinese civilization as the Bible is to Western
    culture, the I Ching or Book of Changes is one of the
    oldest treasures of world literature. Yet despite many commentaries
    written over the years, it is still not well understood in the
    English-speaking world. In this masterful [sic] new interpretation, Jack
    Balkin returns the I Ching to its rightful place….

    Jack M. Balkin

    Jack M. Balkin

    Jack M. Balkin is
    Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at
    Yale Law School, and the founder and director of Yale’s Information
    Society Project. His books and articles range over many different
    fields….”

    Wallace Stevens on 'the work of a comedian'

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