Tuesday, 18 August 2020

Universe - a personal set of reflections on the Tao te Ching by Lao Tzu (Addiss / Lombardo translation)

The universe just is.

Don't label it Universe.

It has no name,

nor do we.


Drop thoughts; live.

Thinking is not living.

Flow.


Opinions, waste of breath.

Let existence flow.

Accept, enjoy.


Do practical.

Don't intellectualise.

Accept unknowability.

Be empty, still, stable.


Accept all, including evil and stupidity.

Ebbs and flows.

Don't contend.


Stay focussed on the whole, the core, the flow,

on the existing present.

Stick to the One philosophy, view, "goal".

Make your day simple, rigid but fluid.

Don't be complacent; live deeply and focussed.


Be behind the scenes.

Help practically.

Be local, simple, basic.


Avoid glitz, fame, recognition.

Abandon self-promotion and seeking attention.


Trust in "life and death",

coming and going,

enjoy the existing present.


Speak less

communicate less

Be.

Do.

Become the Way, become what happens.


Be moderate in food,

minimalist in activity.

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