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  Today I started off talking about #72 and Marianne joine me in that discussion and chaose #27 for herself.#27 "The Mystery of the Process"Although a good traveler may have plansThey are not rigid, nor is the outcome.Although a good artist creates,The creations are arrived at through intuition.Although a good scientist observesIt is done for the first time every time.By embodying these strategiesThe Master accepts everyoneAnd makes use of every situation,Nothing is wasted andEvery moment is imbued with light.What is the good if not a vision for the bad?What is the bad if not a lesson for the good?Accept this completely,Or you will suffer in all you do.It is the great secret.#72 "With Nothing to Teach"The knowledgeable, having lost their sense of awe, seek to be entertained.Losing themselves in that process, they turn to more knowledgeable authorities.Do not make light of what is important to people, and they will respect you.Therefore, The Master, although she knows herself, she is not arrogant.She loves herself as she is, but she also loves others as they are.She has nothing to teach, and the knowledgeable have nothing to learn.

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• Tao of the Day S5_065

  I kicked it all off with #56 and that respnated with Melissa who joined for #43. Jay K came up and chose #30 and I rounded the message with #60.#30 "Tao Does Not Dominate"Governing, in any capacity, when led by TaoDoesn't use force to gain power.Every force applied will suffer equal counterforce.So violence, however it is intended,Will always rebound upon itself.Where armies march briers growAnd in their wake follows hunger and villainy.Skillful in what she doesThe Master achieves her goal and stops;Neither forcing nor manipulating further.She knows that dominatingGoes counter to TaoAnd whoever opposes TaoWill certainly die early.#43 "Be Silent and Learn"The flexible will outlast the ridged.The gentle will outlast the hard.Tao, which has no structure, has penetrated allEven that which has no space to enter.Through this I see that unforced action, and silence are the only#56 "Learn to be Silent"Those who know, aren't drawn to speakThose who don't know, are compelled to.Can you close your senses and your mouth?Can you be guided by the empty void?From there, meditate in silence,Blunt your sarcasm and wit,Simplify your struggles,Shade your brilliance.Be at one with the dust,This is primal existence.Be like the Master:She is uninspired to acquire fameYet honors are bestowed upon her.She is possessed by no one and possesses no oneYet is always loved by many.She is Immune to both attraction and repulsion,Receptive to both profit and loss.She is noble and is held in high esteem by all beings.#60 "Combating Evil"While governing anything, use restraint,Treat it like cooking a small bit of fish,Getting it perfect takes less than you think.Centering all things in Tao,Evil, with nothing to oppose,Returns to a state of illusion.All harm dissipates in the face of those that know their true selves.

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• Tao of the Day S5_064

  I started by talking about #1 and Melissa joined me for that. Day came up and talked more about it as well until she picked #25. Jay K then joined for a break down of her #61#1 "Expressing Tao"Words are particular,They cannot express Tao.To have a name is to be limited to manifestationThat which is nameless is the source of manifestation.Self-referential, those who name, name themselves.Want to experience the depth of the mystery? Stop identifying.Want to experience the shallowness of the manifestation? Differentiate.Either way no one can tell,The difference is in your experience.#25 "I Call it Tao"Before the manifestation of heaven there is voidIt is still and has no form.Inexhaustible it reaches everywhereIt is at the core of everything.Since names became importantIt has been called Tao.It flows among manifestation without resistanceInside, outside, conscience and subconscious.Tao is great.Universes are great.Planets are great.Beings are great.These four are all great and follow the law of their principle;All beings follow their planet,Planets follow their universe,Universes follow Tao,Tao follows only its nature.#61 "Being Great"Being great requires the ability to be humbleSo as to receive that which is attracted with tranquility.Attraction is the most primal of expressionsTo receive that which is attracted is to know oneself.All great beings realize when they error, having realized itThey admit it and correct it to the best of their ability.The greatest beings seek out those who can help identify their faults,They consider their enemy a part of themselves that requires attention.To be centered in Tao is to nourish all related things,To not interfere or meddle in the errors of others.

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• Tao of the Day S5_063

  Today I had Jay K join me for #20 and Marianne came up for #6 then Julie for #78. Lind E thne joined and selected #6 which we went over again.#6 "The Great Feminine"Everything is born from the feminine,Even Heaven and Earth.The Feminine that births is a Mother,She nourishes and supports without possessing.Despite your awareness of itYou are using it right now.#20 "Stop Learning"Stop your learning, it has not been helpful.There is no difference between yes and no,Nor between good and evil.Most people would never know that,They define the manifestation as others haveAnd foolishly give up themself in favor of that.Everyone else wants to be excitedI prefer the darkness,I prefer to not care,Like a fool I have no direction.Everyone else has abundance,While I seem to have lost it all.Within me there is still no striving,It appears I am in chaos.Ordinary men look bright and intelligentWhile I alone seem dull and confused.Aimless as if on the sea, drifting with nowhere to rest.I don't aspire to be like othersI am nourished by Tao.#78 "Living in a Damaged State"Air and water are the softest things we know,Causing no damage to those that live within themYet both erode the hard or rigid in their path.The soft and flexible will always overcome.While the hard and rigid eventually collapse.Ordinary men are well aware of thisHowever, they prefer conspicuous outcomes.Thus they align with rigid hardness,It stands firm for a time, but does not last.Therefore, the Master teaches us thatWe can live amongst things that damageWithout being damaged by them.

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• Tao of the Day S5_062

  A great day with a couple new guests, Step Ross joined me fo her first Tao #22 as well as Linda K for her #2 then I had Jay K and Melissa join for # 16 and #25.#2 "Identifying the Manifestation"Opposites exist amongst the particular.Identifying the beautiful creates the ugly.Identifying good creates evil.Identifying the particular separates all manifestations:Reality and fantasy are opposing thoughts.Difficult and easy are opposing degrees.Long and short are opposing perceptions of time or space.Because of this the Master doesn't rely on words.She teaches by being without explanation,In this way she is the most helpful.She inspires all things to be without rejecting them.She gives them life but refuses to possess them.Her actions spring forth from perfection,They are not hers to ownThus they will never be forgotten.#16 "Stillness and Integration"Being empty of mind is of the utmost importanceAnd it is to be guarded with fervor.We have all seen states of action arise,And always beyond it returns stillness.When any state of action is completeIt naturally returns to stillness.This allows integration of what arose from actionWhich is the natural cycle of maturation.If stillness and integration cannot be achievedConstant action will lead to anxiety and wild movements.Yielding to stillness makes one impartial,And all particular things fall away,Then when it is time to dieOne can be impartial to that as well.#22 "Looking Away from What You Want"To become completeKnow that you're partial.To become straightKnow that you're crooked.To become fullKnow that you're empty.To be newKnow that you're worn out.He who wants it allMust know what all includes.Thus, the Master stays centered in TaoAnd becomes an example for the world.Because she knows her light is forfeitPeople can see it.Because she has no point to provePeople can trust her words.Because she has no identityShe becomes a mirror for others.Because she has nothing to attainNothing can be kept from her.Thus, when it is said"To become complete know that you're partial."It is wise to heed and surrender to it.Only by living in collaboration with TaoCan one find completion.#25 "I Call it Tao"Before the manifestation of heaven there is voidIt is still and has no form.Inexhaustible it reaches everywhereIt is at the core of everything.Since names became importantIt has been called Tao.It flows among manifestation without resistanceInside, outside, conscience and subconscious.Tao is great.Universes are great.Planets are great.Beings are great.These four are all great and follow the law of their principle;All beings follow their planet,Planets follow their universe,Universes follow Tao,Tao follows only its nature.

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