Let life open like a flower and then fall. Force is not the way at all . . . Those who would take over the world And shape it to their will Never, I notice, succeed. . . The best general does not plunge headlong Nor is the best soldier a fellow hot to fight. The greatest victor wins without a battle. This teacher's emphasis is ever on living fully an ordinary life, and of being of service to one's neighbors. "A person at his best, like water, Serves as he … [Read more...]
Laotzu , Staying in the Flow with Tao
August 8, 2012 by admin
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The Very Gentlest of Ways, “Tip-toe through the tulips . . . “
April 19, 2012 by admin
The YIN MIND ___________________________________________________________ As far back as I can remember, I have always wanted only that to which I was most welcome. It even applied to attention, to regard, to respect. Most of all, it applied to love. So often, I've challenged gestures of generosity. Part of the reason for that was to try to discriminate between bartered gifts and that which was really meant to support, uphold, nourish, what I hold as purpose. As though I … [Read more...]
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