Episode #70
Tao of the Day S6_066
It was a day where we focused on stillness throughout. I started off wiht #63, Melissa had another shock involving her insurance and we talked about #15. Sandy joined with #1 and Marianne with #28. Jay K wrapped it all up with #66. #1 "Expressing Tao" Words are particular, They cannot express Tao. To have a name is to be limited to manifestation That 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. #15 "Ancient Tao" The Ancient Masters" ability to comprehend the mystery Was so profound and subtle that they were misunderstood. One could only describe how they must have appeared. Careful as someone hearing the ice crack midway through crossing a lake; Observant as someone surrounded by toxic threats; Courteous as a guest in awe of her host; Unpretentious as a felled branch in a wood; Vacant as someone staring into space; Dull as a man with nothing to boast about. Can you be still, adding nothing until the mud settles And it gives you the opportunity to see clearly? Can you be still until, on its own accord, The next action presents itself to you? The Master has no need for herself. She doesn't seek or expect attention. Not needing to appease herself She has no requests. #28 "Knowing There's Depth in the Shallow" Know the world through the masculine But access your power through the feminine: In this way, you will be open to receive. If you can receive then your actions will support, They will never be forced, and you will be innocent. Know the world through the light But connect to it within the dark: In this way, you will be open to the truth. If you can see truth, manifestation will not fool you, It will fall away, and nothing will elude you. Know the world through the particular But know there is no particular here: In this way, you will accept all things. If you can accept all things, you will be a beacon That will guide you, and all beings, back to source. The manifestation was formed from the void. The Master knows the manifestation Yet stays focused on the void within it. That is how she uses all things. #63 "Problems are no Problem" Be still and you will act without doing, Be still and your work will happen regularly. Be still and your senses will engage the subtle. Similarly engage a stranger as the multitude. See the majesty of mountains in a grain of sand. The Master knows greatness cannot be grasped. Remaining still, she allows greatness to flow through her. With no desire to achieve it, her stillness guides her, Making subtle movements the difficult seems easy. She knows that all of life is not without its problems So problems turn out to be no problem at all. #66 "Leading from Behind" There are great benefits to humility All rivers flow to the sea Because its position is lower. The Master emulates this by always being a servant, Inspiring from below, leading from behind, No one is oppressed, they find their own way. Like rivers so too will the people flow to the Master, Never feeling oppressed or as if they are in danger, The whole world supports her and keeps her in their hearts. Without a reason or a desire to compete She is never met with competition.
