What Are You Planting?

| The Tao Chapter 64 – My Fourth Interpretation|

The nature of a thing makes it susceptible to what can naturally occur.

If you plant the seeds of mischief, trouble will arise.

If you plant the seeds of doubt, worry and fear will grow.

If you plant the seeds of peace, peace is what you will see.

Rushing a thing into being ruins the creation of the thing. In moving hastily comes waste. In moving wisely, things take their natural course.

Therefore, with patience, plant the seed of the fruit you choose to see and at the time that is right, the fruit will flourish.

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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