Give evil nothing to oppose
and it will disappear by itself.
and it will disappear by itself.
*
~
Our thoughts are often weapons in a battlefield of the
mind. Too often we are at war with ourselves.
We cannot conquer distance.
Another miles, one more step, a further
journey - distance always beckons.
Our stride is our surrender - not in defeat but in refusal to
be our own enemy.
We run unopposed by thought or form.
- Don't fight distance. Don't fight fatigue, thirst or hunger. Don't fight thoughts. Don't fight. Nourish. Feed the mind by freeing it from the prison of thought. When the mind is free we will rest when weary, eat when hungry and drink while thirsty - unburdened by the weight we have placed upon these needs. With this weight removed our legs will find a lightness of being supplied by a clear connection with spirit. We aren't attempting to remove thoughts from our mind - not even negative ones - we simply refuse to supply them with the energy they need to flourish. We view them as passing clouds in the clear, blue sky nature of our minds. We have better use for this energy than to waste it in a fight that only drains us - we have more miles and new trails that call out to our stride.
Peace,
Eric
*
Portion of the Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell
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