Sunday, August 8, 2010

tao te ching 16

Empty Yourself of Worries

To survive as a parent
you must empty yourself
of your constant thinking,
planning, and worrying.

You and you children
were born in the Tao,
live in the Tao,
and will return to that same Tao.
If you don't realize this,
you will mistake the sorrow you see in life
for the final word,
and you will become hardened with fear.

But, knowing how things really are,
you gain true confidence.
Being confident,
your mind opens to see your children
as they really are.
Seeing them as they really are,
your heart fills with genuine love for them.
True loving them,
you realize your own divine nature.
Realizing your true nature,
you enter eternal life.

* There truths lie behind all religious traditions.
Believe them.

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