Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Prosperity - In 2010 - Lao Tzu #10


Can you always embrace Oneness
  without the slightest separation of
  body and mind?
Can you maintain undivided concentration
  until your vital force is as supple as a
  newborn baby's
Can you clarify your inner visio to be flawless?
Can youlove your people and serve your state
  with no self-exaltation?
As Life's Gate opens and closes
   in the performance of birth and death,
  can you maintain the receptive,
  feminine principle
  when yin and yang are changing?
After achieving the crystal clear mind,
  can you remain detached and innocent?


Give birth to and nourish all things
 without desiring to possess them.
Give of yourself,
  without expecting something in return.
Assist people, but do not attempt to control them.
This is how to realize the eep virtue of the universe.
                                                       
- Lao Tzu #10

The Complete Works of Lao Tzu
Tao Teh Ching & Hua Hu Ching
Translation and Elucidation by
Hua-Ching Ni