EMBODIED HEART IN SOUL
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WOMB OF TAO
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5:06 AM-5/30/17
CANNOT BE OWNED
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ONLY UNFETTERING IN/OF/AS THE
WOMB OF TAO
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5:06 AM-5/30/17
May 29
The Tao guides without controlling.
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
All wordings on this post are from William Martin
The Tao guides without controlling.
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
All wordings on this post are from William Martin
The guidance of the Tao
is not the kind of guidance I am used to.
I’ve been trained to look for right roads
and wrong roads.
Guidance is supposed to keep my feet
firmly planted on the right ones.
The ever-present guidance of the Tao
is far more subtle, and ultimately
far more useful.
It speaks through every living thing
in every moment of my life,
whispering wisdom my ears
are ill-equipped to hear.
If I truly want this guidance,
I’ll have to pay better attention.
is not the kind of guidance I am used to.
I’ve been trained to look for right roads
and wrong roads.
Guidance is supposed to keep my feet
firmly planted on the right ones.
The ever-present guidance of the Tao
is far more subtle, and ultimately
far more useful.
It speaks through every living thing
in every moment of my life,
whispering wisdom my ears
are ill-equipped to hear.
If I truly want this guidance,
I’ll have to pay better attention.
We’re not used to finding guidance
in the passing of a young deer through the underbrush
or in the morning visit of a pair of Ravens.
The movement of clouds across the sky or the flow of traffic on the county road
are simply background events to our minds.
Yet every word, encounter, and event that flows through our day
is part of the web of life.
Tune in to this web.
in the passing of a young deer through the underbrush
or in the morning visit of a pair of Ravens.
The movement of clouds across the sky or the flow of traffic on the county road
are simply background events to our minds.
Yet every word, encounter, and event that flows through our day
is part of the web of life.
Tune in to this web.
It’s vibrations are filled with information and wisdom
that help us make choices with greater clarity.
Whatever path we choose is connected to every other path
and guidance is always available if we learn to see and hear.
William Martin
daybydaytao.org
www.taoistliving.com
that help us make choices with greater clarity.
Whatever path we choose is connected to every other path
and guidance is always available if we learn to see and hear.
William Martin
daybydaytao.org
www.taoistliving.com
AFTERNOON........................
May 30
The Tao nurtures us without owning us.
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
The Tao nurtures us without owning us.
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
See Read More at end of photos
for William Martin's TAO
for William Martin's TAO
A river does not own the fertile valley
through which its path meanders.
The spring rain does not own
the lilies which spring from its presence.
The entire Cosmos showers me
with blessings akin to the river and rain.
through which its path meanders.
The spring rain does not own
the lilies which spring from its presence.
The entire Cosmos showers me
with blessings akin to the river and rain.
It is a paradox:
I belong to the Earth,
to the Tao,
and to the Cosmos;
yet they claim no ownership.
I belong to the Earth,
to the Tao,
and to the Cosmos;
yet they claim no ownership.
My belonging is something far deeper
than ideas of possession and title deeds,
controls and claims.
It is the interdependent nature of existence itself.
than ideas of possession and title deeds,
controls and claims.
It is the interdependent nature of existence itself.
We’re not used to finding guidance in the passing of a young deer through the underbrush
or in the morning visit of a pair of Ravens.
The movement of clouds across the sky or the flow of traffic on the county road
are simply background events to our minds.
Yet every word, encounter, and event that flows through our day
is part of the web of life.
Tune in to this web.
It’s vibrations are filled with information and wisdom
that help us make choices with greater clarity.
Whatever path we choose is connected to every other path
and guidance is always available if we learn to see and hear.
William Martin
daybydaytao.org
www.taoistliving.com
or in the morning visit of a pair of Ravens.
The movement of clouds across the sky or the flow of traffic on the county road
are simply background events to our minds.
Yet every word, encounter, and event that flows through our day
is part of the web of life.
Tune in to this web.
It’s vibrations are filled with information and wisdom
that help us make choices with greater clarity.
Whatever path we choose is connected to every other path
and guidance is always available if we learn to see and hear.
William Martin
daybydaytao.org
www.taoistliving.com
See Read More below
for William Martin's TAO
May 29
The Tao guides without controlling.
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
--
The guidance of the Tao
is not the kind of guidance I am used to.
I’ve been trained to look for right roads
and wrong roads.
Guidance is supposed to keep my feet
firmly planted on the right ones.
The ever-present guidance of the Tao
is far more subtle, and ultimately
far more useful.
It speaks through every living thing
in every moment of my life,
whispering wisdom my ears
are ill-equipped to hear.
If I truly want this guidance,
I’ll have to pay better attention.
--
We’re not used to finding guidance in the passing of a young deer through the underbrush or in the morning visit of a pair of Ravens. The movement of clouds across the sky or the flow of traffic on the county road are simply background events to our minds. Yet every word, encounter, and event that flows through our day is part of the web of life. Tune in to this web. It’s vibrations are filled with information and wisdom that help us make choices with greater clarity. Whatever path we choose is connected to every other path and guidance is always available if we learn to see and hear.
William Martin
daybydaytao.org
www.taoistliving.com
The Tao guides without controlling.
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
--
The guidance of the Tao
is not the kind of guidance I am used to.
I’ve been trained to look for right roads
and wrong roads.
Guidance is supposed to keep my feet
firmly planted on the right ones.
The ever-present guidance of the Tao
is far more subtle, and ultimately
far more useful.
It speaks through every living thing
in every moment of my life,
whispering wisdom my ears
are ill-equipped to hear.
If I truly want this guidance,
I’ll have to pay better attention.
--
We’re not used to finding guidance in the passing of a young deer through the underbrush or in the morning visit of a pair of Ravens. The movement of clouds across the sky or the flow of traffic on the county road are simply background events to our minds. Yet every word, encounter, and event that flows through our day is part of the web of life. Tune in to this web. It’s vibrations are filled with information and wisdom that help us make choices with greater clarity. Whatever path we choose is connected to every other path and guidance is always available if we learn to see and hear.
William Martin
daybydaytao.org
www.taoistliving.com
May 30
The Tao nurtures us without owning us.
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
--
A river does not own the fertile valley
through which its path meanders.
The spring rain does not own
the lilies which spring from its presence.
The entire Cosmos showers me
with blessings akin to the river and rain.
It is a paradox:
I belong to the Earth,
to the Tao,
and to the Cosmos;
yet they claim no ownership.
My belonging is something far deeper
than ideas of possession and title deeds,
controls and claims.
It is the interdependent nature of existence itself.
--
Ownership is an economic fiction of human civilization. It gives us the comfort found in the illusion of control, something we presume we can depend upon. Perhaps this invention has a limited function in the gears of modern society, but it has done untold harm to our psyches. It has separated us from the inherent belonging our ancestors felt as they walked the forests, fished the streams, and knew that they were born “of all this,” and would always be a part of it. We can employ the limited idea of ownership if it seems useful, but always remember that it is pure fiction. Don’t take it seriously.
William Martin
daybydaytao.org
www.taoistliving.com
The Tao nurtures us without owning us.
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51
--
A river does not own the fertile valley
through which its path meanders.
The spring rain does not own
the lilies which spring from its presence.
The entire Cosmos showers me
with blessings akin to the river and rain.
It is a paradox:
I belong to the Earth,
to the Tao,
and to the Cosmos;
yet they claim no ownership.
My belonging is something far deeper
than ideas of possession and title deeds,
controls and claims.
It is the interdependent nature of existence itself.
--
Ownership is an economic fiction of human civilization. It gives us the comfort found in the illusion of control, something we presume we can depend upon. Perhaps this invention has a limited function in the gears of modern society, but it has done untold harm to our psyches. It has separated us from the inherent belonging our ancestors felt as they walked the forests, fished the streams, and knew that they were born “of all this,” and would always be a part of it. We can employ the limited idea of ownership if it seems useful, but always remember that it is pure fiction. Don’t take it seriously.
William Martin
daybydaytao.org
www.taoistliving.com
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