Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tao Te Ching - Chapter 10
10
Can you coax your mind from its wandering
and keep to the original oneness?
Can you let your body become
supple as a newborn child's?
Can you cleanse your inner vision
until you see nothing but the light?
Can you love people and lead them
without imposing your will?
Can you deal with the most vital matters
by letting events take their course?
Can you step back from you own mind
and thus understand all things?
Giving birth and nourishing,
having without possessing,
acting with no expectations,
leading and not trying to control:
this is the supreme virtue.
|....Shamatha Mediation - what was once the very last thing I tried for relief, has become my gentle and loving foe. So hard it is to quiet the mind, but OH the Glory when the great elephants within temporarily give respite from their oft trampling hoofs...each day I raise my bow and try to aim a little higher. Love is in the middle...
COG, 1st Cl.|
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Welcome as a witness to a fools journey out of the darkness. I welcome all tidings - you are all my teachers on this path toward a meaningful and purposeful sobriety.
COG, 1st Cl.