Don’t Resist the Current

| The Tao Chapter 30 – My Fourth Interpretation|

What is the current of Life and in which direction does it flow for you?

Are you swimming against your own current? How would you know if you are?

If you are forcing, demanding, dominating or controlling; if you are violent, vengeful, domineering or depressing; if you are stressing, striving, overbearing or monopolizing, you are swimming against the current.

Practice moving with the current, that is, going with the flow of Life. Like a ship on the ocean moving in the direction of the current, you will be propelled forward by Life.

Like a soaring bird, cease your resistance and let Life’s wind carry you forward.

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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