Victory or Defeat

Every victory is important, no matter how small.
Because every victory is not a loss.

When it seems that the world is against you, remember to relish each and every victory.

Where Thou Placest Trust

Trustest thyself only in the Duhn Ku
And thou shalt not by another be betrayed.

From the Original King James Version of the Duhn Ku

This passage challenges The Duhn Ku Master in many ways.

Above all, The Duhn Ku Master must ensure that the passage is actually from the Original King James Version of The Duhn Ku and not from Ye Olde King James Version of The Duhn Ku. That is a nearly impossible task as this is the only known mention of Ye Olde King James Version of the Duhn Ku.

The Right Tool

Every Duhn Ku Master knows there is a right tool for every job. And then there is the tool you happen to have.

This teaches us that sometimes the best way to get something done is to do it the right way. At other times you have to make the best with what The Duhn Ku has provided you.

The Treasure of The Duhn Ku

Knowledge is the treasure, but the Duhn Ku is the treasurer of the Duhn Ku Master.

Lao Tzu Penn

In saying that "Knowledge is the treaure" it is almost certain that Lao Tzu Penn was implying that to know the Duhn Ku is the treasure. It would be known that this is precisely what he meant if it were transcribed as, "Knowledge of the Duhn Ku is the treasure, but the Duhn Ku is the treasurer of the Duhn Ku master."

Instead, Lao Tzu Penn weaves for us a mystery to unravel by positively identifying the Duhn Ku as the treasurer of the Duhn Ku Master. To a Duhn Ku Master, what greater treasure than knowledge of the Duhn Ku itself? Who better to administer the duties of Duhn Ku Treasurer than a Duhn Ku Master whose treasurer is the Duhn Ku?

The Duhn Ku Revival

What the eye sees disappears with a blink, or a wandering puff of breath. Where there was light, the eye denied sees the Duhn Ku.

It has been many long years since the last official posting of the Duhn Ku.

In that time, many things have changed, and many things have remained the same. Those who follow the Duhn Ku will no doubt agree.

This is not to say that the Duhn Ku was ever forgotten, or if it was, that it ever truly was lost. Similarily, its apparent re-emergence in this medium does not foretell the return of Lao Tzu Jones.

Yea, verily I say unto you, the Duhn Ku has been with you always, you just haven't found it again until now.

Please, impress us with patience, oh, Duhn Ku Master, as the original scriptures are brought back online.

Merry Duhnmas

And lo the angel said unto them
"Again, the Duhn Ku hath provided.
Make merry and rejoice
for unto you is born this day
where ever you may be
an annual time of festivity
and time off from work."

We can make the assumption that this passage of the Duhn Ku was written after the birth of Christ, the Christian Messiah, as it appears by it's outward appearance to be a reformulation of scripture from the Bible. The Duhn Ku Masters have an opinion of their own, of course. The true Messiah is none other than Gary Gray.

On Knowledge and Experience

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience except by way of the Duhn Ku.

Lao-Tzu John Locke, probably during the 17th century

Though we have not experienced it, thanks to the Duhn Ku, we know that what Lao-Tzu John Locke was trying to say in this instance is this: By way of the Duhn Ku, a Duhn Ku Master has knowledge here that can go beyond his experience.

To date, noone has been able to precisely determine where "here" is.

When I Was A Child

When I was a child I spoke as a child I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a Duhn Ku Master nothing changed.

Some lesser ways of thinking might direct one to grow up and to see the world in a more serious light and to cast aside the fantasies and pursuits in happiness of childhood.

A Duhn Ku Master does not discount the wisdom of a child just as he does not discard the lessons of age.

It was in this way that Lao Tzu Jones was able to be both young and old concurrently. It is also a result of this phenomenon that it is nearly impossible to determine when Jones walked the Earth, his age or even his shoe size.

Duhnkin' Kunuts

We mix and bake dough,
but it is the hole that makes it a donut.
The Master sees this and eats the donut.

We are reminded from time to time in the Duhn Ku that Lao Tzu Jones was a man and subject to the temptations of the flesh.

Wait For The Duhn Ku

The moment you enter a line
you simultaneously become at the end of the line.
The Master waits only for the Duhn Ku.
In this line he is first and last.
Thus, he is whole.

Such unfathomable wisdom could only have come from one place. If you don't know the answer, you'll have to wait your turn.

A Time To Depart

There is a time to linger and a time to depart.
The Duhn Ku is what tells you when to leave a party.
Only a fool would ignore this.
The wise man hears the Duhn Ku
and leaves promptly.

Lao-Tzu Smith, circa 114 A.D. (Anno Duhn/The Year of the Duhn)

Here we have another example of Lao Tzu Jones speaking through a disciple, Lao Tzu Smith. Smith, however, is quite a uniquely different character than Williams. For starters, Smith's real name is known to be Paul, not John. Also of curious note, Smith adopted his own time keeping based on the teachings of Lao Tzu Jones as is evidenced by "Anno Duhn/ The Year of the Duhn". What he was getting at has escaped all known Duhn Ku Masters as well. It is believed that he wrote this passage while still devising the new time keeping method, thus the circa.

The Duhn Ku Provides

The ways of the Duhn Ku often pass unnoticed.
So soft is its voice, its appearence too ordinary.
The Master trains his eyes and ears to the subtleties.
He trusts that the Duhn Ku will provide.

Here we are reminded of how closely the Tao te Ching is modeled after the Duhn Ku. Probably the greatest error on behalf of Lao Tzu is that he called it the Tao te Ching and not the Duhn Ku.

Eternal Slack

Out of the depths of eternal slack rises the Duhn Ku.

This says a mouthful in regards to the nature of Duhn Ku Masters.

When A Master Speaks

When a Duhn Ku master speaks to another Duhn Ku master it is as if he is speaking to himself.

1/17/96

This is one instance in the Duhn Ku where we can be nearly ceratin that it was Jones speaking through a disciple. Yet, at the same time he was speaking to himself. Which is exactly what all other Duhn Ku Masters have reported as well. The date given is exact but the century has yet to be established.

Inhale Deeply

The Duhn Ku is often likened to air.
Invisible yet always present,
Thin yet life supporting.
Therefore, inhale deeply of the Duhn Ku
allowing it passage within.

Here Lao Tzu Jones likens the Duhn Ku to the life giving qualities of air and the natural act of breathing. Jones could obviously see with more than his eyes.

The Superior Man

The Superior man lives life in harmony with the Duhn Ku. The Moderate man knows not of the Duhn Ku. The Foolish man believes in the Duhn Ku, yet the Duhn Ku knows him not. Therefore, it always shall be the Duhn Ku.

Literal translation, Lao Tsu Williams "The Duhn-told Ku" ~95 A.D.

We are uncertain of exactly who Lao Tzu Williams is. The only reference we have is from a piece of scroll which had "The Duhn-told Ku" inscribed on the vase which contained it. It is suspected that he is one of Jones' disciples speaking on behalf of The Great Mystic. This suspicion is re-enforced as we do know that Lao Tsu Williams' real name was John.

The True Enigma

"It has been said that if one loves the Duhn Ku with all of one's heart, the Duhn Ku will bring joy and harmony into the home space.
But if one does not treat the Duhn Ku with respect, life basically goes on the same.
This is the true enigma of the Duhn Ku"

Literal translation, Lao-tsu Jones, 104 AD

This is one of the first discovered phrases penned by The Great Mystic, Lao Tzu Jones. It is profound in its profoundness.

Lao Tzu Jones himself is an enigma in his own right. His works have been likened to the Tao te Ching, written by the ancient Chinese philosopher known simply as Lao Tzu. Similarily, the actual existence of Jones is, at times, as questionable as Lao Tzu's. Are they mystic characters of fable, or wise men with a postcard of the big picture? We may never know.

Often dates or circas are given along with the passages of the Duhn Ku. It is unclear what these are intended to represent. First, it is not known exactly when Jones may have walked this earth. Second, the years spanned are in the range of 2000 years. Could it be that Lao Tzu Jones found the key to immortality in the teachings of the Duhn Ku? Or does Jones speak through his disciples, who, so filled with his spirit, sign his name and the date it was received? Or something else entirely beyond our comprehension?

We who have taken it upon ourselves to become Duhn Ku Masters realize that such questions are frivolous. Jones communes with us often. May the following links bring you into unity with the Duhn Ku.