she who is filled with goodness

innocence

She

who is filled with

goodness is like a newborn child:

wasps and snakes will not bite it, fierce

beasts will not attack it, birds of

prey will not pounce

on it.

Its

bones are soft

and its muscles weak,

but its grip is firm. It hasn’t yet

known the union of male and female,

yet its organ stirs with vitality.

It can howl all day without

becoming hoarse,

so perfect is its

harmony.

know harmony is to

know the eternal. To know

the eternal is to be

inspired.

Prolonging

life is not harmonious.

Coercing the breath is unnatural.

Things which are overdeveloped must

decay. All this is contrary to Tao,

and whatever is contrary

to Tao soon ceases

to be.

from The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,

Chapter 55

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The things of the world

and the buddhadharma are fused

into one whole. Everywhere in everything

you have a way out — you do not fall

into objects and states or get

turned around by

anything.

At a bustling

crossroads in the marketplace,

amid the endless waves of life — this

is exactly the right place

to exert effort.

Yuanwu

zen letters

the most important thing

as you were

Without any

intentional, fancy way

of adjusting yourself, to express

yourself as you are is the most

important thing.

Shunryu Suzuki

zen mind, beginner’s mind

note to self and others

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This

is an absolute necessity

for anybody today. You must have a room,

or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know

what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know

who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody,

you don’t know what anybody owes to you. This is a place where

you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and

what you might be. This is the place of creative incubation.

At first you may find that nothing happens there.

But if you have a sacred place and use it,

something eventually will

happen.

Joseph Campbell

progress as a tree does

wise trees

Activity grounded in truth

brings good fortune.

It is

a time when

great progress can be made

through effort of will. However, it is essential

that all your activity be characterized by humility,

conscientiousness, and adaptability. Progress

as a tree does, bending around obstacles

rather than confronting them,

pushing upward steadily

but gently.

There

is nothing to be feared

from others now. Be neither subservient

nor forceful with those you encounter; simply meet

everyone with tolerance and gentle goodwill.

Those who look for the good

in others find it

there.

If fears

or doubts intrude,

remain quietly focused on

the activity at hand. Cultivate inner

independence and trust the leadership of

the Sage. The time is ripe for progress

if you put forth an effort that is

innocent, sincere, and

balanced.

The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 46, Sheng / Pushing Upward

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