Not
coveting a single
thing is the greatest gift
you can give to the
universe.
in the scramjets red glare
overdoing things invites decay
Those
who wish to use
Tao to influence others
don’t rely on force or weapons
or military strategies. Force rebounds.
Weapons turn on their wielders.
Battles are inevitably
followed by
famines.
Just do
what needs to be done,
and then stop. Attain your purpose,
but don’t press your advantage. Be resolute,
but don’t force. Succeed, but don’t
crow. Accomplish, but don’t
overpower.
Overdoing
things invites decay,
and this is against Tao.
Whatever is against
Tao soon ceases
to be.
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nothing strengthens authority so much as silence
Love
is the motive,
but justice is the
instrument.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Inside the Border Patrol warehouse
on Ursula Avenue, pediatrician Dolly Lucio Sevier saw
a baby who’d been fed from the same unwashed bottle for days;
children showing signs of malnutrition and dehydration;
and several kids who, in her medical opinion,
were exhibiting clear evidence
meet difficulty with openness & gentleness
Arriving
at the correct solution
to a difficult situation requires a
receptivity to inner truth. Unless we are
willing to put aside the strong emotions of
our egos and devote ourselves to discovering
what is right, there can be no hope of
progress at this time. Help only
comes when we invite it with
a sincere and innocent
attitude.
The
I Ching teaches
a simple but effective
method of influencing difficult
people and arduous situations. It advises
us first to lay aside our prejudices — our feelings
of being wounded, angry, or in the right —
and second to seek to understand the
positions of others and the lesson
that the Sage is teaching
us with the
situation.
Even
when another is
truly out of line, it is only by
accepting this and remaining balanced
that you make it possible for positive change
to occur. Gentleness and understanding
create in others an unconscious
willingness to
be led.
The
superior person
therefore avoids the use of anger
and force in trying times, knowing that they
only prolong conflict. It is far wiser to accept that
each experience we have is necessary for us to learn
something about ourselves and about the higher
laws of life. The greatest openings come when
we meet difficulty with acceptance,
gentleness, and a desire to
understand the lesson
underneath.
from The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 61, Chung Fu / Inner Truth
People
of the Way
are quiet and still,
within and
without.
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