Namaste to the Golden Flower dwelling in this bag of skin and bone and bundled nerves.
There is nowhere to be, nowhere to go.
Nothing to do nothing to get,
Nothing to want, make or take,
Nothing to gain, seek, or win,
Only to Follow Nature and Allow the Tao to shape me.
Not to gain power and strength but to dismiss fear and aversion.
Not to gain mastery but to enjoy the endeavor.
Not to gain riches, but attend to the richness within.
Not to seek wisdom but to take refuge in the common and ordinary and comprehend their oneness
Not to seek perfection but to realize that imperfection is perfect within itself as Am I.
Not to seek pleasure but to sense how my illusions and misperceptions stir desire.
Not to seek emptiness but to watch the illusions and misperceptions that fill my psyche.
Not to seek peace and calm but to follow to their source my countless clever rationalizations to affirm my desires.
Not to gain perfect health but to notice tension and anxiety and breathe.
Not to gain creativity but to see through the illusions and misperceptions of society.
Not to gain perfect balance but to work through imbalance.
Not to seek lover and admiration but to dispel hatred and prejudice.
And give love and admiration to the Tao for shaping me and for all creation.
To my parents and ancestors for this special life and this brand new day.
To the Universe for its sustenance.
To Nature for her beauty, abundance and many paths to the Tao.
To my gurus and spiritual ancestors for revealing the Tao Paths of Nature.
To all those in my life for their lives, experiences and the oneness that makes us all.
May the integrity of my thoughts and actions this day contribute to the goodwill, joy and comfort of all, and an appreciation of the oneness that makes us all as I follow Nature and allow the Tao to shape me.
There is nothing to become only to be.
Be humble, thrifty, patient and forgiving,
And, above all, compassionate.
May the lives of those with especially heavy burdens be eased.
May my mind learn to live with my heart in integrity, joy, love and compassion as I follow Nature and allow the Tao to dhape me, dying to the past and the future. Not to endure forever but to cease this day and live every moment at peace and in tai chi.
