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06\/30\/2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today’s words of wisdom are from Liu I-Ming discussing when one is like dead wood and cold ashes.<\/p>\n

“If one can master oneself and exercise restraint, turn back
\nfrom inflex ibility and become yielding, sweep away all anger,
\nresentment, and annoyance, get rid of all contentiousness ,
\nchange the aggress ive and violent nature back into a gentle
\ntaciturn na ture, concentrate the energy and make it flexible,
\nempty the mind and nurture the spirit, be selfless and impersonal,
\nnot discriminate between self and others, view one’s own body as
\nhaving no such body, view one’s mind as having no such mind,
\nhave no discrimination and no knowledge, and
\nbe empty and open, this is like dead wood not flaming when
\nburnt, like cold ashes yielding no warmth “‘hen sti rred .
\nOne can thereby be in the midst of Creation without
\nbeing influenced by Creation, be in the midst of yin and yang
\nwithout being constrained by yin and yang.”
\n– Liu I-Ming, Awakening to the Tao, translation by Thomas Cleary<\/p>\n

Kind of hard to put into practice? Keep trying and enjoy your work nevertheless.<\/p>\n