The presence of a vacuum creates its need to be filled.
The absence of compassion in men’s hearts conjures the need for rules and laws.
The absence of health in the body makes room for the craftiness of medicine.
The absence of anarchy creates space for unity.
Therefore, remove the opposed to what is intended, so that what is favorable can appear.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, I invite you to reflect on the first, second and third interpretations along with this fourth and ask, are there any shifts you are prepared to make today in relation to aligning with the art of living as shared in the Tao?
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my fourth reading of Stephen Mitchell’s translation. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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Stillness.
Some despise it because of the discomfort they feel in silence. But stillness is the way to open your treasures.
When you understand who you are in this universe and appreciate your true nature, Stillness becomes a trusted companion.
Use your time in stillness to create harmony in your life.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, if you do not meditate, set the intention to sit quietly without doing anything for two to five minutes. Set a timer. If you are not able to do this then practice is required. Try sitting still for one minute every day and continue to add a minute over time until you reach 10 minutes. This practice will help you learn to steady your mind.
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my third reading of Stephen Mitchell’s translation. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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This thing called the flow of life does nothing yet accomplishes everything.
What does that mean?
A flow is the natural unforced movement of energy. This potential energy moves by an intention in its guided direction until it arrives at the thing it is to create, similar to the flow of electrical energy being guided to create electricity. It does not create with frantic action, striving, or working to exhaustion. It simply flows toward manifestation.
If in our social contract we agreed to live according to life’s flow, we would live in harmony. This can begin with you.
Generate harmony for yourself first and your actions will influence your sphere.
With time, we can manifest a new agreement.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, consider a result you’d like to see. (Make it low-stakes if that makes you feel more comfortable.) Establish your intention, do what’s in your power, then release the rest to the flow. Once a result has manifested, see how it worked for the benefit of all involved.
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my third reading of Stephen Mitchell’s translation. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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What you choose to align with is what you reflect.
Align with confusion, you reflect chaos.
Align with confidence, you reflect clarity.
Align with insight, you reflect wisdom.
Choose then to align yourself with life’s natural flow. This way you will reflect harmony with all things.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, consider what happens around you. Does it feel like confusion or peace? If the former, evaluate your values alignment and decide what to change or release.
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my third reading of Stephen Mitchell’s translation. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
]]>What you chase is being chased, meaning, it is working to escape your presence.
Chase after possessions and you will always be chasing. There will always be more to possess.
Chase after money, you will never have enough.
Chase after security, you will never feel safe.
Chase after approval, YOU will never be enough.
Stop chasing. Just be, diligently and with confidence knowing that you will be met with your reward.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, survey your life to determine what you’ve been chasing for years, but seems to elude you. Set your intention, but release your attachment to the result. You will find that what you seek will meet you on your path of being.
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my third reading of Stephen Mitchell’s translation. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
]]>Prepare for the worst, and it will come.
Plan with fear, and you will meet your expectations.
Look for enemies, and you will find them.
But, live with the expectation that Providence conspires in your favor, and so it is.
As I read Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the Tao Te Ching daily, I reflect and document my interpretation with the intention of living the Tao.
The seed of universal wisdom is everywhere.
It is a seed, yet it doesn’t create.
It gives birth to all things, yet it holds on to nothing.
It is in you awaiting excavation, yet it is silent.
It endures when materials have passed on.
The seed of universal wisdom is; hence, it is magnanimous.
As I read Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the Tao Te Ching daily, I reflect and document my interpretation with the intention of living the Tao.
Before beingness, there was stillness; from that place, all things were born. That place is the origin of the kingdom within—universal consciousness.
Consciousness moves through and around all things.
Consciousness, the universe, earth and man—the potential of each is immeasurable.
Man was formed after the earth’s existence.
The earth after the universe.
The universe after consciousness.
Consciousness after itself.
This is the origin of your immeasurable potential.
As I read Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the Tao Te Ching daily, I reflect and document my interpretation with the intention of living the Tao.
Striving for a goal in your own strength is destabilizing. There is no foundation. Better to be grounded in your true power—the power of Spirit—versus the strength of your ego. Your foundation is in your true power.
False beliefs are created when you think too high or low of yourself. Both lead away from your path. This thinking is from the detached-from-Spirt egoic mind creating delusions of grandeur or delusions of demise. Better to not think high or low of self.
Embrace that there is a flow to life and let it happen. Take the ride knowing that you will have the experiences that are best for you and those connected to you. This way you are free to live (achieve), laugh (free from fear) and love (care for humanity.)
As I read Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the Tao Te Ching daily, I reflect and document my interpretation with the intention of living the Tao.
It is Universal all-encompassing love that flows upon all places where it is needed, even to those judged as undesired.
Appreciate what feels undesired with compassion.
Welcome what flows to you.
Embrace simplicity in your thoughts.
Show compassion at all times.
Control your ego’s need to control others.
Cling to gratitude and joy as your purpose flows through you.
Be present in the company of those you love.
Accepting with grace—even that which feels undesired—as life flows to you causes esteem to follow.
As I read Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the Tao Te Ching daily, I reflect and document my interpretation with the intention of living the Tao.
