A Poem For Today - To Know Tao

[KDick...@aol.com]

Suggested by Kurt

 

To know Tao

To know Tao
meditate
and still the mind.
Knowledge comes with perseverance.

The Way is neither full nor empty;
a modest and quiet nature understands this.
The empty vessel, the un carved block;
nothing is more mysterious.

When enlightenment arrives
don't talk too much about it;
just live it in your own way.
With humility and depth, rewards come naturally.

The fragrance of blossoms soon passes;
the ripeness of fruit is gone in a twinkling.
Our time in this world is so short,
better to avoid regret:Miss no opportunity to savor the ineffable.

Like a golden beacon signaling on a moonless night,
Tao guides our passage through this transitory realm.
In moments of darkness and pain
remember all is cyclical.
Sit quietly behind your wooden door:
Spring will come again.

 

Loy Ching Yuen

[Trudi Richards]

thank you Kurt & Ken - much appreciated

trudi

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[patrici...@gmail.com]

I like this poem Kurt and Ken.

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[Jai Conley]

The Tao that can be spoken is not the Tao, but this is certainly the proverbial Finger pointing at the Moon.

John "Jai" Conley

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On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:55 AM, <KDick...@aol.com> wrote:

[isaias nobel]

Many thanks Kurt and Ken, I feel this like deep wisdom together with high poetry.

Hugs.

Isaias

2013/9/23 <KDick...@aol.com>

[Godi Gutierrez]

nice, really nice -

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[Lauren de Boer]

Very nice selection, Kurt - printed this to go over my desk…

Lauren