Feasting

Feasting is the flame in mid-winter
That kindles the fire of friendship
And strengthens the community.
(27 day of Tao)

Adoration

Images on the alter,
Or imagined within:
We pray to them,
But do they answer?
(26 day of Tao)

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Uselessness

An ancient gnarled tree:
Too fibrous for a logger's saw,
Too twisted to fit a carpenter's square,
Outlasts the whole forest.
(25 day of Tao)

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Laughter

Hilly village lanes,
Whitewashed sunlit walls.
Cerulean sea.
The laughter of children.
(24 day of Tao)

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Renewal

City on a hill,
Untouched land beyond.
A fallow field is
The secret of fertility.
(23 day of Tao)

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Communication

Movement, objects, speech, and words:
We communicate through gross symbols.
We call them "objective,"
But we cannot escape our point of view.
(22 days of Tao)
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Skills

Zither, chess, book painting, sword.
These symbolize classical skill.

Happiness

Let us not follow vulgar leaders
Who exploit the fear of death,
And promise the bliss of salvation.
If we are truly happy,
They will have nothing to offer.
(20 day of Tao)
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Initiative

Let us not be confused
With kaleidoscopic reality.
Using wisdom and courage to act,
Let us not add to the confusion.
(19 day of Tao)
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Spectrum



(Sun, seagull, and refracted rainbow light beam, Point Reyes, California; unretouched photo, copyright 1978 by Timothy Conway)

Pure light is all colours.
Therefore, it has no hue.
Only when singleness is scattered
Does colour appear.
(18 day of Tao)
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Cooperation

Cooperation with others.
Perception, experience, tenacity.
Know when to lead and when to follow.
(17 day of Tao)
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Ordinary

Umbrella, light, landscape, sky-
There is no language of the holy.
The sacred lies in the ordinary.
(16 day of Tao)
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Time

The river, surging course,
Uninterrupted current.
Headwater, channel, mouth.
Can they be divided?
(15 day of Tao)
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Positioning

Heron stands in the blue estuary,
Solitary, white, unmoving for hours.
A fish! Quick avian darting;
The prey captured.
(14 day of Tao)
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Absorption

Crimson light through pine shadows.
Setting sun settling in the ocean.
Night follows the setting sun,
Day follows teh fleeing moon

Shaping

Potter at the wheel.From centering to finished pot,
Form increases as options decrease;
Softness goes to hardness.

Healing

Fire cools.
Water seeks its own level.
(11 day of Tao)
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Disaster

Mute black night,
Sudden fire.
Destruction.
(10 day of Tao)
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Optimism

Clearing blue sky,
A promise in bare branches.
In winter, there are sunny days.
In adulthood, childhood can return.
(9 day of Tao)
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Work

Charles Sprague Pearce (1851 – 1914)

The woodcutter
Works in all seasons.
Splitting wood is both
Action and inaction.
(8 day of Tao)
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Forbearance

Arctic breath coils the mountain,
Rattling the forest's bones.
Raindrops cling to branches:
Jewelled adornment flung to earth.
(7 day of Tao)
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Emerging

Thunder and rain at night.
Growth comes with a shock.
Expression and duration
Appear in the first moment.
(6 day of Tao)
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Sound

Wind in the cave:
Movement in stillness.
Power in silence.
(5 day of Tao)
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Reflection

Moon above water.
Sit in solitude.
(4 day of Tao)
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Devotion

Make the crooked straight,
Make the straight to flow.
Gather water, fire, and light.
Bring the world to a single point.
(3 day of Tao)
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Ablution

Washing at dawn:
Rinse away dreams.
Protect the gods within,
And clarify the inner spirit.
(2 day of Tao)
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Beginning

This is the moment of embarking.
All auspicious signs are in place.
(1 day of Tao)
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