Prevent Your Fall

| The Tao Chapter 61 – My Third Interpretation|

The greater one becomes in stature as perceived by human kind, the more humility is necessary.

Surrendering to life’s flow is the heart of humility.

Living in your mind about how you should appear to the world is the beginning of your fall.

Striving for the perception of perfection is too fragile. You will err. Rather than reach for perfection even more, admit your error and correct it. Use it as a lesson in frailty. Use it as a reminder of the need for humility.

Surrender your striving to life’s flow; this is the way to humility and protection against the frailty of your lower nature.

LIVING THE TAO: Today, reflect on how you respond to feedback. Do you ponder and self-adjust, or rationalize and discard? If you tend to rationalize, you are headed for your fall.

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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