A Poem For Today - No use fretting over gold, beauty or fame;

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KEN DICKINSON

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Aug 8, 2025, 3:57:18 PMAug 8
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No use fretting over gold, beauty or fame;

No use fretting over gold, beauty or fame; 
Nurturing these, how can we calm
Our fluttering heart?
Non attachment brings deep truth, 
And a truthful nature brings immortality.
Empty your heart, 
Sit quietly on a mat.
In meditation we become one with All; 
Tao billows like the vapors
In a mountain valley, 
And its supernatural power wafts into our soul.

By Loy Ching-Yuen
(1873 - 1960)

English version by Thomas Cleary

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John Jai Conley

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Aug 8, 2025, 4:03:27 PMAug 8
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Ah.

Jai

The way you look at things is the most powerful force in shaping your life.

John O’Donohue


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Isabel Torres-Carrilho

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