Tao 10
November 24, 2011
EIGHT (Revisited)
The highest good is like water.
Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.
It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao.
In dwelling, be close ito the land.
In meditation, go deep in the heart.
In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.
In speech, be true.
In ruling, be just.
In daily life, be competent.
In action, be aware of the time and the season.
No fight. No blame.
Going to places men reject. Places of quiet, if there be meditations that go deep to the heart. Close to the land. Kind to others, because I am not afraid. A place of true speech, just rule, competence in daily living. Action that is aware of time and season. A refuge were there is no fight, no blame. Home. My homestone.
I want to go home, to have a home once again. My home. Near the water.
TEN
Carrying body and soul and embracing the one,
Can you avoid separation?
Attending fully and becoming supple,
Can you be as a newborn babe?
Washing and cleansing the primal vision,
Can you be without stain?
Loving all men and ruling the country,
Can you be without cleverness?
Open and closing the gates of heaven,
Can you play the role of woman?
Understanding and eing open to all things,
Are you able to do nothing?
Giving birth and nourishing,
Bearing yet not possessing,
Working yet not taking credit,
Leading yet not dominating,
This is the Primal Virtue.
The Woman that makes the home a gateway for the Oracle. Washing the primal vision so that it becomes the Primal Virtue. The Woman that makes the land a home, and gives the warrior purpose, a treasure worth protecting.
