Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.
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The world is contained within the present moment - no needs exist beyond
this point. We run as a single presence that flows in momentary
wonder. Miles are merely illusions of the mind - a distance
held outside the moment.
Our spirit - constant in expansion - urges the
stride for union.
We run - unrestrained within the infinite.
The world is contained within the present moment - no needs exist beyond
this point. We run as a single presence that flows in momentary
wonder. Miles are merely illusions of the mind - a distance
held outside the moment.
Our spirit - constant in expansion - urges the
stride for union.
We run - unrestrained within the infinite.
- A single step contains the whole run. Distance is measured by the mind and our legs respond to the thoughts we hold. It's the acceptance of what is found within each moment that frees us from suffering. The legs will ache and we will still thirst and hunger - yet these conditions are the perfect expression of the miles and work we have put in. To wish otherwise is to invite suffering. The very next moment we may find a reserve of strength, hunger may abate and thirst satisfied. This too is perfection. Every step delivers the wonders of a new world - our stride contains a universe. We are simply explorers of what is - nothing more. Nothing else is needed.
Peace,
Eric
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Portion of the Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell
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