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The Book of The Way, Day by Day
Tuesday, 7 March, 2023 | 78
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Nothing in the world
is as soft and yielding as water.
Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible,
nothing can surpass it.
The soft overcomes the hard;
the gentle overcomes the rigid.
Everyone knows this is true,
but few can put it into practice.
Therefore the Master remains
serene in the midst of sorrow.
Evil cannot enter his heart.
Because he has given up helping,
he is people's greatest help.
True words seem paradoxical.
#quote from #history
"Every being in the universe is an expression of the Tao. It springs into existence, unconscious, perfect, free, takes on a physical body, lets circumstances complete it. That is why every being spontaneously honors the Tao.
The Tao gives birth to all beings, nourishes them, maintains them, cares for them, comforts them, protects them, takes them back to itself, creating without possessing, acting without expecting, guiding without interfering. That is why love of the Tao is in the very nature of things."
~ Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
( #LaoTzu, approx. 500 BC)
Alessandro Safina ~ Luna Tu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD3q7zQztKA
Thou, moon
How many the songs that resound Desires, which through the centuries
Have furrowed the sky, to reunite with thee Portal for poets who scribe no longer
And yet, still lose their sanity You collect the sighs of those who
Suffer and fulfill a dream in every soul Moon who peers at me, hearken to me now
Only you can hear my soul, only you can heal my soul
Thou, moon
Who knows the time of eternity And the straight path of the truth
Bring more light inside this heart of mine This heart of one who doesn't know
Does not know
That love can hide pain Like fire can burn your soul
Only you can hear my soul, only you can heal my soul
Thou, moon
You illuminate the sky and its magnitude And show us only the half you wish
Somehow, like we, always do Angels of clay, that do not fly
Souls of cardboard that catch flame Hearts like leaves that later fall
Dreams made of air that vanish Child of Earth and child of yours, for, You know
That love can hide pain Like fire can burn your soul
But it is with love that our heart breathes And is the force that moves everything and brings it to life
Only you can hear my soul, only you can heal my soul
Alba lux, diva mea, diva es silentissima.
White light, my goddess, goddess, you are very silent.
#musicvideo #alessandrosafina #lunatu #laotzu #music #soul #quote
The Principle of Wu Wei
Wu wei ( 无为) is a Chinese word which is usually translated as “not doing”.
This is a Taoist concept which has found its way into mainstream Buddhism via Zen (Chan).
It is a fundamental principle in Eastern cultures and one which mystifies and at times frustrates Westerners.
The idea is that there are times when the best action is no action. We can best deal with a situation by not reacting to it. This is alien to most Westerners who feel that a reaction is always necessary. With wu wei we are as the water when it meets the stone in the river. It flows around without directly opposing the stone. Wu wei. The water way.
“The Sage is occupied with the unspoken and acts without effort.’
– Lao Tzu, The Tao Te Ching, chapter 2
p.s.: as stated in me profile, me creek is me greatest teacher da last couple o'years... water is harder than stone!
