Day 335 PROWESS The wrestler was once more solid than a bull. He loved to flex enormous, oiled forearms Before he delightedly vanquished foes. But now, brittle...
Day 336 WISDOM A white-haired couple sits on the park bench, Reading the paper, discussing the day's news. He repeats a poem, learned in his youth; She...
Day 337 MODERATION Alternate between the solitary and the social. Whether alone or with others, keep serenity. Some people argue that Tao can be known only...
16. Being a Guide Go to the limit of emptiness Take on quiet dependability The ten-thousand natural kinds are all dealt with. And I thus view their response In...
Day 338 EXPRESSION There's nothing to paint anymore. We've seen everything from the classical to the absurd. There's nothing to write anymore. As many books...
17. Politics The best hierarchy is one those below realize is there. Next to that is one that you feel kin to and extol. Next to that is one you dread. Next to...
Day 339 LEARNING Learning is the fountain of youth. No matter how old you are, You mustn't stop growing. Don't think that creativity is only for artists,...
Day 340 CONTEXT Context. Connection. Engagement. If we understand these words, We do not need esoteric terms. We can say that Tao is the context for...
18. The Origin of Ethical Concepts When the great guide is cast aside you will have 'humanity' and 'morality.' When intuitive wisdom emerges you will have...
Day 340 CONTEXT Context. Connection. Engagement. If we understand these words, We do not need esoteric terms. We can say that Tao is the context for...
Sorry - I sent yesterday's out again instead of today's. No wonder it looked familiar. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Day 341 SIMPLICITY "Be aware...
9. Argument for Ethical Anarchism Terminate 'sageliness', junk 'wisdom' the people will benefit a hundred-fold. Terminate 'humanity', junk 'morality' the...
Day 342 MANIFESTATION Watching a performance of warriors, I was told, "This fighter's tradition is six hundred years old." And I saw a performance so mired in...
Day 343 ALIENATION Why yearn for a promised land? The true land is in the heart. Today Jews meet with Tibetans. They believe they have something in common in...
Day 344 UNINHIBITED The drunk falls from the cart but is not hurt. You throw hesitation aside but look stupid. To be truly uninhibited is a rare grace. Don't...
20. Left without Language How much separates 'Uh huh' and 'Huh uh'? What is the separation like between 'worthy' and 'vile'? What humans fear cannot not be...
Day 345 WORTHWHILE Inside me, it was quiet all day : I waited until midnight for a sound. Outside me, it was noisy all day : I waited all night for silence. ...
Richard's Daily Message Tuesday December 11, 2007 DO YOU DOUBT YOU? I really believe that the true reason many of you can`t keep your weight under control is...
21. Guiding and the Physical The content of permeating virtuosity is merely following a guide. To deem guides as a natural kind: Indeed confused! Indeed...
Day 346 PURPOSE Suddenly, things snap into focus. I've been pursuing unity all my life, But could only glimpse the monstrous vision in fragments; It has...
Day 347 CLARIFYING Express yourself: That is meaning. Ask yourself each day, "What remains unexpressed within me?" Whatever it is, bring it out. But be...
Day 348 SPINE Tao is the road up your spine. Tao is the road of your life. Tao is the road of the cosmos. People are often confused about Tao because there are...
22. The Point to Reversal? If 'crooked' then 'intact' If 'twisted' then 'straight' If 'vacuous' then 'filled' If 'worn out' then 'new' If 'deficient' then...
Day 349 WATER Drops. Water cleanses, Gathers in the earth. Tender. Invasive. Subtle. Emerges a shining river. When small, it is weak. When great, it tumbles...
Day 350 HOURGLASS Life is like an hourglass. Consciousness is the sand. Imagine an hourglass. Its shape is like the symbol for infinity. Its form recalls the ...
Day 351 BREATH You breathe, Frosting mountains white, Exciting trees to verdant flame, Dancing sparrows on your wing, Swirling waves into long sighs. You...
23. The Constancy of Guiding Concepts Rare language is our own doing. Hence a twisting wind does not end the morning. A sudden storm does not end the day. What...
Day 352 TEMPLATE Must you see nature as a machine? Is your only learning chemistry, physics, and ontology? What if poetry was your template for life? Can't you...
