Tao of the Day

• Tao of Day S5_070

  Today was a simple day with only Melissa joining me for #25, and I selected #80, both of which got covered extensivly.#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.#80 "What's Important"Any state wishing to align with Tao remains small.Too many people bring about too many options and opinions.In a small State its inhabitants are skilled and wiseHowever there is never a need to put their skills on displayThey will be happy to humbly use their skills and work together.They never dwell on anything too longThe next thing to do is always making itself known.They love their surroundings so have no desire to travel.Although they have a few trucks and boatsNone are inspired to use them.They love their lives and their simple food,They make their own clothes,Spend time in their gardens while speaking to neighborsThey take the greatest pleasure being with family.Even though there is a bus to the city that travels through every weekEveryone here will be content without ever having made the trip.

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• Tao of the Day S5_069

  Today we covered the 7s, Julia joined me for #37, Marianne for #27 and Jay K for #17#17 "Of Masters and Leaders"In the time of the great Masters there were no leaders.Then, those whom the people loved, led the way.After having created the positionThe people feared their leaders,Then they despised them.Having created leaders, their faith in Tao was diminished.Having become a leader, his trust in the people was diminished.When there are great Masters there are no leadersShe works day and night and says nothing about it,When the work is done the people say"Amazing! We did it all by ourselves!"#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.#37 "Inspired Action"Tao never does anythingYet inspires everything to do.When beings maintain the action of TaoThey spontaneously transform from within.When that transformation acquires a name (an identity)External forces inspire actions from desire.Actions without identityAre free from external goals.Without desire, honoring stillness,All things are at peace.

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• Tao of the Day S5_068

  Today Started off with Step Ross for her second time on the show and she selected #39 then Loyce came up after a long hiatus and selected #10. Melissa and Jay K rounded off the show with #71 and#20 respectively.#10 "Authentic Action"Can you control your mind, so it doesn't wonder?Can you control your body, so it doesn't wander?Can you endorse all that you do?Can you love everyone so as to inspire them?Can you do all this without interfering and remain unknown?Can you leave behind knowing and open yourself to understanding?Can you be like Tao and give birthWithout possessing?Can you be like Tao and actWithout expecting?Can you be like Tao and leadwithout dominating?If so, it would be considered great.#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.#39 "Unity"Unity is the standardWhen achieved, all things are harmonious.Heaven achieved it through purity.Planets achieved it through solidity.Beings achieve it through purpose (life),Generation after generation,Every individual being findsTheir own unity, their own harmony.If Heaven were to lose its puritySo too its union with the Planets.If Planets were to lose their soliditySo too their union with Beings.If beings were to lose their purpose (lives)Without unity, all would perish and decay.The Master honors everything in every form,She knows that there is nothing between the highest and lowest,Differentiating we lose touch with Unity.Always adjusting to find UnityThe Master lets herself be lived,Constantly being renewed and shaped by Tao,Rugged and full of resolve.#71 "To Know We Don't Know"To be aware that one does not know is healthy for all things.Avoiding awareness of this is a current plague.By acknowledging you have been infectedYou can become aware and move toward healing.The Master has cured herselfShe is aware that she does not know.She is healthy in all aspects.

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• Tao of the Day S5_067

  Today I kicked off with #70 Lo dropped in briefly to pick random #56 and Terry had #17 after which Jay K got #20 as a random number.#17 "Of Masters and Leaders"In the time of the great Masters there were no leaders.Then, those whom the people loved, led the way.After having created the positionThe people feared their leaders,Then they despised them.Having created leaders, their faith in Tao was diminished.Having become a leader, his trust in the people was diminished.When there are great Masters there are no leadersShe works day and night and says nothing about it,When the work is done the people say"Amazing! We did it all by ourselves!"#20 "Stop LearningStop 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.#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.#70 "These Teachings"These teachings are simple and transform livesYet mere intellect cannot grasp them.These teachings are older than life and benefit all things,Yet people prefer the manifestation.Very few people will ever truly understand what is written hereinBut for those few, these pages will guide them to themselves.Meanwhile, they will be labeled as course and uncaringIn the manifestation they are seen as dull and disinterestedYet, in their heart, shines a light for all things.

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• Tao of the Day S5_066

  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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