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December 30, 2020 - February 2, 2021
Accept whatever comes. Encounter the mystery within without labeling, explaining, or defending.
Be a good animal and move freely, unencumbered with thoughts about where you should be and how you should be acting.
“When the work is done, it is forgotten. That is why it lasts forever.”
In other words, you don’t have to leave your body to experience forever; it’s possible
to know your eternal self even in the embo...
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effortless action without attachment to outcome.
Just be.
Do the Tao today by noticing an opportunity to defend or explain yourself and choosing not to. Instead, turn within and sense the texture of misunderstanding, feeling it all the way through your physical system. Just be with what is, instead of opting to ease it by traversing the outer-world path of explaining and defending.
the Tao practice of gratitude is what leads us to the contented life.
How may I serve? By simply changing these kinds of thoughts, we will begin to see major changes taking place in our lives.
“Stop pushing yourself,” Lao-tzu would say, “and feel gratitude and awe for what is.
“When action is pure and selfless, everything settles into its own perfect place.”
that cultivating an awareness of the infinite aspect of yourself is the way to tap into the limitless Source of creative energy that flows through you. For example, you may want to help less fortunate people improve their day-to-day existence, but you don’t believe that you have the time or energy to do so because of who you are and what you presently do.
the time and energy you require will appear.
Instead, you begin to expect that what you imagine for yourself is not only on its way—it’s already here!
Just like everything else on our planet, money is available in limitless quantities. Know this and connect to the bottomless supply. Do it first in your thoughts by affirming: Everything I need now is here.
Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves.
And while you’re living, stay as close to love as you can.
It’s impossible to use it up—if we consume more, we simply receive more. But if we attempt to hoard it, we’ll experience shortages ourselves,
In other words, if a thought or behavior divides us, it is not of God; if it unites us, it is of God. Stay
see yourself in everyone.
Spirit, guide me now; or Holy Spirit, help us now.
but even more appealing is the feeling of relaxation and openness to whatever wants to happen in those moments of impartiality.
Just sit there right now Don’t do a thing Just rest. For your separation from God, From love, Is the hardest work In this World.
Identifying exclusively with the physicality of life—and basing our existence on acquiring and achieving things—disregards our infinite nature and limits our awareness of Taoness.
Living a Tao-centered life rather than an ego-centered one removes us from that rat race, as it offers inner peace and satisfying fulfillment.
I see the sacred invisible Source of all in its eternal state of giving and asking nothing in return. I vow to be this, too, in my thoughts and behaviors.
By making every effort to avoid controlling the lives of others, you’ll be in peaceful harmony with the natural order of the Tao.
Come to grips with the radical concept of “enough is enough”!
Seek the joy in your activities rather than focusing on ego’s agenda.
suspending our belief in opposites and reactivating our awareness of its unity
view others as an extension of yourself. This will diminish self-importance
Becoming a detached witness will put you into a state of bliss,
You have an inner state of nonbeing at your center, so take note of what is visible (your body) as well as the invisible essence that your existence depends upon . . the Tao part of you.
This is the primary purpose of learning to meditate, or to be in the silence, inviting your essence to reveal itself and allowing you to live in the void.
that void which is absolutely crucial to your very existence.
appreciate that your very usefulness as a material being is completely dependent upon this void.
too much attention is given to the pleasures and experiences of the senses at the expense of our inner vision.
Sight, scent, sound, touch, and taste are the domains of the senses.
you’ll be consumed by what Lao-tzu calls “the chase.”
striving for more defines your daily regimen.
the relentless chase is a formula for craziness.
if we make their assessments more important than our own, we’ll be greatly afflicted.
what others think of you is really none of your business!
By living from your eternal self, you’ll become a mystical teacher and guardian.
Discovering how things have always been brings one into harmony with the Way.
By doing so you regain the mystical, almost magical powers of your eternal Source of being. Here, you live beyond the world of form.
simultaneously stay so relaxed that your stillness allows all things around you to settle,
Stay in a creative, simple state,
watchful, yet relaxed and peaceful; alert, yet unhurried and confident; yielding, yet willing to be still and wait for the waters to become clear.
