there are few that find the path

ernst haas

Friend,

please tell me what

I can do about this world I hold to,

and keep spinning out! I gave up sewn clothes,

and wore a robe, but I noticed one day the cloth was

well woven. So I bought some burlap, but I still throw it

elegantly over my shoulder. I pulled back my sexual longings,

and now I discover that I’m angry a lot. I gave up rage, and

now I notice that I am greedy all day. I worked hard at

dissolving my greed, and now I am proud of myself.

When the mind wants to break its link with

the world it still holds on to one thing.

Kabir says: Listen, my friend,

there are very few that

find the path!

Kabir

what is there to cultivate in space?

nasa

Only when you’ve

seen the Way do you practice

the Way — if you don’t see, what do you

practice? The emergence of the Way is like space —

what is there to cultivate in space? Those who practice

the Way by all kinds of contemplation are fire

stirring fire looking for foam. Just observe

the manipulation of the puppets —

when the strings are cut, it

all stops at once.

Chan Master Jing

treasury of the eye of true teaching

do not give birth to a single thought

be the same all the way through

Just

do not give birth

to a single thought: let go

and become crystal clear. As soon

as any notions of right and wrong and self

and other and gain and loss are present,

do not follow them off. Then you

will be personally studying

with your own true

enlightened

teacher.

Yuanwu

zen letters

🪷

stillness in both thought and deed

illuminate from within

Perseverance in stillness,

in both thought and deed, forms a

noble heart. The ultimate fruit of a noble

heart is complete peace

of mind.

sixth changing line

from The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 52, Ken / Mountain

ebooks & apps of the Tao the Ching, I Ching,

Hua hu Ching, Wei wu Wei Ching ,

Art of War for iPad, Phone,

Kindle, Nook, or

Android

You

can now buy

the I Ching as part of a

five-app bundle of Taoist classics

for iPhone or iPad for less than

the cost of one hardcover

book.

brian browne walker taoist app bundle ios ipad iphone

direct the mind toward emptiness

the taming power of the small

The best effort

one can make is the

gentlest effort: wei wu wei.

Quietly, persistently direct the

mind toward emptiness. When

all thoughts and ideas have

dissipated, then make no

further effort. Just

breathe.

This is the only

practice required of a

human, the best one, the one

that perfectly purifies

our lives.

Wei wu Wei Ching, Chapter 9

Paperback / Kindle here

iPad/iPhone

iBooks