Tao of the Day

• Tao of the Day S5_037

  Today we really dove into #61 and, for Hernan, #52 both from the aspect of being aware of the outcomes our actions birth.#52 "Like Tao so too You"All things issue from Tao, it is their motherThen, in their own time, they return to Tao.Like Tao, so too you act in the world of manifestation.When you recognize you are the mother of your experienceYou can identify the children your actions birth,Loving them as your children you free yourself of sorrow.Choose to not recognize your motherhood,A victim, filled with desire and judgment,There will be no end to your turmoil.Look into the darkness and learn how to yield,Not allowing your senses to guide you,You will find peace in ever crevasse.#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_036

  After a day where I could not do an episode due to technical things happening on the app I had a number of people join today. Jay Kay kicked us off wtih #1 and Julie and Karim joined with #22 and #73 respectively. Paula came up and continues with #1 and the Melissa asked for #44 and Loice #43.#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.#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.#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 path to completeness.Action, free of expectation and desire,This is the lesson of the nature of things.Listen to your nature, be silent and learn.#44 "The Influence of Excess"Fame or integrity; which of these do you focus on seeing and obtaining?Possessions or fulfillment; in which do you spend your time investing?Success or failure; of which has offered you the most growth?Under the influence you spend yourselfAccumulating only loss and regret.Fulfill your needs and be content,When you know excess is excessiveYou'll be open to receiving harmony.#73 "Nothing Falls Through"There are men who love feeling, and to feel they kill.There are men who love feeling, and to do so remain calm.Who is to say which will experience more turmoil?There is purpose in walking with death, as there is in walking with life.The inner workings of Tao can never be understood;It makes no commands, yet all things come on their own accord;It never acts; but all things act on its behalf;It is empty, yet within it lays all things and their Master Plans.Tao is a net holding all things together, connected.Its mesh is wide, but it holds so well nothing falls through.

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• Tao of the Day S5_035

  Today we celebrate the culmination of a couple things I stare with #12, Max jione with #35 and Jay K with #50.#12 "The Senses"Colors blind the eyes of men.Sounds deafen the ears of men.Flavors dull the tongues of men.Thoughts will lead a mind to turmoil.Desires and greed will lead a life to turmoil.Therefore, the Master satisfies her inner visionAllowing external cravings to come and go.#35 "The Senses Distract"Those who know Tao cannot be harmed.They removed resistance and peace remains,Even amid great pain and danger.Exciting the senses will distract people,While they see Tao as a silly waste of time.If you look for it you will see nothingIf you listen for it, you will hear nothingIf you use it, it will support you forever.#50 "Awareness of Death"Every being is entrusted with life for a timeHowever, it is only a prelude to death.Some live as optimists, embracing life,Others live as pessimists, embracing death,Some even live in preservation,Passively living, advancing toward death.The Master lives aware of her appointment with death,This brings her to knowing Real Life.She cannot be harmed by rhinoceros or manHer movements flow from her being.She cannot be fooled by illusion or hallucinationHer actions flow from her being.She has freed herself of all separatenessEven the distinction between life and death.

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• Tao of the Day S5_034

  Today was a sort of novelty day as we had a numeric adventure Cici came up when I was going to speak on #1 then MaryAnn chose #23. Julie #45, Melissa #67, and finallyJay K chose #8.#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.#8 "Be Like Water"Water is humble,Always traveling to the lowest place,Nourishing, without taxingEverything along the way.In so doing, it is like Tao.The Master aims to resemble water:In thinking, she is simple.In conflict, she is yielding.In governing, she doesn't need control.In work, she does the obvious thing.In family life, she is continually present.When one can be content with being,And not require comparison or praise,It is said they invest in their lifeBy making of it a donation.#23 "Speaking from Tao"When you speak, say what is to be said but no more.Neither wind, nor storms last all daynature expresses itself completely,no matter how wild it may get,Then it returns to stillness.When you open yourself to TaoYou say what is to be said.Everyone will agree becauseWhen you speak from Tao only Tao can be heard.He who aligns with Tao will only hear Tao.He who aligns with manifestation will only hear manifestation.He who aligns with failure will only hear failure.How it is heard is not your concern.Trust what is to be saidAnd everything will fall into place.#45 "Beware of Words with Meaning"To not define your accomplishmentsYou will always have patience to spare.To not acknowledge your fullnessYou will always have space to spare.When we define something as straight, we see how crooked it is.When we define someone as skilled, we focus on how clumsy they are.When we call a speech eloquent, we notice the stammering therein.The Master needn't define things,What they are will arise naturally.By removing herself, and her need to know,She can see Tao express itself fully.#67 "The Three Lessons"Caught in manifestation some people say Tao is stupid.Others say it is a beautiful idea, but it cannot be achieved.They cannot see it is neither an idea nor something to be achieved,Lost in a world of endless solutions they cannot recognize truth.Tao asks us to live with only 3 thingsCompassion, moderation, and humilityWith compassion you will be able to care for all thingsWithout having to ask if they deserve it.With moderation you will be able to be generous,Without them needing to prove they are worthy of it.With humility you know you are going to die like all things,Thus you treat all things with dignity and respect.Abandoning these will only lead to trouble.

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• Tao of the Day S5_033

  Today started off with Susan telling us a story of her past few days and we talked about #2. Lo followed up with #18 and Julie with #74. Renvy had a story of putting her dog down and being able to blossom and we connected with #29 the Paula joined with so much love and gratitude and we covered #9 together.#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.#9 "The Danger of Extremes"Having to prove yourselfWill allow challenges to best you.Focus your attention on moneyAnd lose sight of what is valuable.Keep in mind outside influenceAnd you will be its prisoner.Do what you do and move on,It isn't yours anyway.#18 "Out of Touch with Tao"When out of touch with TaoEtiquette is observed.When etiquette cannot be abidedWe find excuses to make it proper.When excuses gut the family,Chaos favors the hierarchy.When all the neighbors are in chaosBlind loyalty is demanded.#29 "Make the World a Better You"Do you want to make the world a better place?How arrogant you must be!The world, like you, is sacredAnd cannot be improved.A force of will, would ruin it.If it had a guide, it would be misled.There are times for all things,Even this, whatever it happens to be.The Master allows all things to be as they areShe doesn't want to control them.She simply lets them do what they doShe also does what she does, staying connected to Tao.#74 "Don't Cut Yourself"People are not naturally afraid to dieIt is what we are born to do.Fear of death is important if you want to rule over the peopleHowever, you must artificially instill this fear into their hearts.To accomplish this you kill as an example to control the masses.Since the beginning of time there has been one executioner,Trying to take its place will lead to nothing good.As a novice with a master carpenter's toolsYou're going to cut yourself.

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