December 17 Day 351 BREATH You breathe, Frosting mountains white, Exciting trees to verdant flame, Dancing sparrows on your wing, Swirling waves into long...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 16, 2009 3:07 pm
Forty-six When the Tao is present in the universe, The horses haul manure. When the Tao is absent from the universe, War horses are bred outside the city. ...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 16, 2009 9:24 am
December 16 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...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 15, 2009 1:40 pm
Forty-five Great accomplishment seems imperfect, Yet it does not outlive its usefulness. Great fullness seems empty, Yet cannot be exhausted. Great...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 15, 2009 9:13 am
December 15 Day 349 WATER Drops. Water cleanses, Gathers in the earth. Tender. Invasive. Subtle. Emerges a shining river. When small, it is weak. When great,...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 14, 2009 2:37 pm
Forty-four Fame or self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful? He who is attached to things will...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 14, 2009 9:16 am
December 14 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...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 13, 2009 10:59 am
December 13 Day 347 CLARIFYING Express yourself: That is meaning. Ask yourself each day, "What remains unexpressed within me?" Whatever it is, bring it out....
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 12, 2009 11:21 am
December 12 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; ...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 11, 2009 1:47 pm
Forty-three The softest thing in the universe Overcomes the hardest thing in the universe. That without substance can enter where there is no room. Hence I...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 11, 2009 9:49 am
December 11 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...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 10, 2009 2:10 pm
Forty-two The Tao begot one. One begot two. Two begot three. And three begot the ten thousand things. The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace yang. They...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 10, 2009 9:15 am
December 10 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...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 9, 2009 1:44 pm
Forty-one The wise student hears of the Tao and practices it diligently. The average student hears of the Tao and gives it thought now and again. The foolish...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 9, 2009 9:38 am
December 9 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 ...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 8, 2009 3:37 pm
Forty Returning is the motion of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao. The ten thousand things are born of being. Being is born of not being. ...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 8, 2009 10:23 am
December 8 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...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 7, 2009 2:38 pm
Thirty-nine These things from ancient times arise from one: The sky is whole and clear. The earth is whole and firm. The spirit is whole and strong. The valley...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 7, 2009 9:45 am
December 7 Day 341 SIMPLICITY "Be aware of Tao." Isn't that simple? No -- let's reduce more : "Be Tao." Why go through all this rigmarole? Why endlessly...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 6, 2009 4:27 pm
Thirty-eight A truly good man is not aware of his goodness, And is therefore good. A foolish man tries to be good, And is therefore not good. A truly good man...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 6, 2009 11:41 am
December 6 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...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 5, 2009 6:16 pm
Thirty-seven Tao abides in non-action, Yet nothing is left undone. If kings and lords observed this, The ten thousand things would develop naturally. If they...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 5, 2009 10:50 am
December 5 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...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 4, 2009 10:00 am
December 4 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...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 3, 2009 6:31 pm
Thirty-six That which shrinks Must first expand. That which fails Must first be strong. That which is cast down Must first be raised. Before receiving There...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 3, 2009 9:25 am
December 3 Day 337 MODERATION Alternate between the solitary and the social. Whether alone or with others, keep serenity. Some people argue that Tao can be...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 2, 2009 1:45 pm
Thirty-five All men will come to him who keeps to the one, For there lie rest and happiness and peace. Passersby may stop for music and good food, But a...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 2, 2009 9:53 am
December 2 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; ...
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Chris Childs
childschris
Dec 1, 2009 1:53 pm
Thirty-four The great Tao flows everywhere, both to the left and to the right. The ten thousand things depend upon it; it holds nothing back. It fulfills its...
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Sue in NJ
sue_in_nj
Dec 1, 2009 10:03 am
December 1 Day 335 PROWESS The wrestler was once more solid than a bull. He loved to flex enormous, oiled forearms Before he delightedly vanquished foes.Pro ...
