2005/12/28

a taoist cameo

words of Lao-tzu (as translated by Taoist Master John Bright-Fey)...



natural action without deeds is the equilibrium of mankind (3.20)


if you look upon yourself as an accident in space and time

then you will always be present in space and time

it is as simple as finding yourself by not looking (7.18-20)


contending causes contention (8.22)


creative spirit
vital soul
wonderous bodymind

can you combine these into one phase
and gently hold onto it

one phase one part one moment (10.1-6)



this first one rings in my mind over and over and over.... "fluid thinking rather than stagnant thought" (2.20).... it reminds me of my responsibility to allow myself to see what i truly can and can't control, what i truly can and can't do. it reminds me that thought is action and action is occurence and occurence is of the Greater Consciousness. may the bodymind be exercised and fit


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