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Taoist based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Wu wei aye being the local wayward take on philosophy and religion.
Inspiration picked randomly from Tao Te Ching #MTmind.

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Tao Te Ching chp 73
In the Tao I see Heaven as all the unknown.
And this makes sense to me.
Does not contend
but prevails.
Does not speak but responds.
Is not called but arrives.
Still and the core of all actions.
Heaven casts it's net wide, is loose, nothing slips thru.
#MTmind

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@radiant_path I can relate to this... when I have adapted to a reality sold to me by those with power and access to the megaphone... acknowledging a very different reality... despite its quality... can be scary.

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@JohnMHague13 @cipherEquality Mebs... it could also be where growth starts... from stillness?

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Tao Te Ching always turns up with the stuff as if it knew...

Chp3
To reassure the nation
Don't glorify heroes
and the people will not contend
Weaken ambition
Strengthen the bones
Practice non action
And the natural order is not disrupted
#MTmind #Thisisalwaysenough #Tao #LaoTzu

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Tao Te Ching
Chp 71

In trying to know more
I know less
Especially about Chp 71 in the TTC
Know not-knowing: supreme.
Not know knowing:faulty.

The essence of the Tao is impossible to know
Although sometimes I feel it
Today in the soles of my feet
and sit bones.
#MTmind #Tao #Fun

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@JamboDragonYoga Hope the patterns are working well with you this morning Jambo. Best wishes from the N.E.

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Tao Te Ching.
Chp. 16.

Still and empty
Quiet and firm.
Things get messed up
And settle down.
Things grow
And go back to the root.
That's what is
What is... is ordinary.
The Tao endures
And your body dies
No danger.
#MTmind #Tao #TaoTeChing #LetGo #Thisness

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Sometimes the I Ching supplies.
Chp 15
The quality of reality is often the simplest
return to a state of balance in integrity.
What if it didn't all depend upon you?
Integrity maybe the ability to make a decision not just based upon your outcome?
#MTmind #TaoNE
#Tao #Qi #Thisness

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Shift happens, meanwhile;
Tao Te Ching chp 15
What cannot be known, described?
Cautious like crossing a winter stream
Hesitant like respecting neighbours
Polite like a guest
Yielding like ice melting
Uncarved wood.
Calm the muddy waters, it becomes clear.
#MTmind #TaoNE #thisness

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@SaidaDesilets My age... and yet to peak... ♥️

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@SaidaDesilets Breath... and smile as if to a loved one... works for me. Hope it goes really well. Look forwards to seeing it out there.

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@BabaRamDass Thanks for this... makes sense. At every transformational moment in my life I am on the edge of total confusion and total understanding... feels like that for our species currently. #MTmind

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TaoTeChing Chp 70
My words are very easy to understand
Very easy to understand
No one can understand them
No one can practice them
Words have ancestors
Deeds have masters
My take?
Words are fine
Deeds are fine
Stay connected to body
Mind will always trip me up
#MTmind #Haecceity

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@SaidaDesilets Connection... is my theme for the moment... and attention is coming through as essential for connection... especially connection with and attention to nature... #nuture thanks for the thought and reminder.

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TaoTeChing Chp 8
The Bruce Lee one
B like water
Work when it's time
And for me it is work time
in 6.7 seconds
Briefly then
Not contend
And all is well.
#MTmind #Haecceity #DreamBoat #Tao #TaoTeChing #Newcastle #PersonalGrowthandCreativeThinking #Tyne

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TaoTeChing Chp 53
Walking the Tao
Some smooth
Some rough
Some chose rough
Choose the middle way
Otherwise
The rulers are corrupt
They wear fine clothes
Carry sharp swords
Possess many houses
Overflowing stores
This is rule by stealing
Not the Tao
#MTmind #Tao #TaoPath #Haecceity

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TaoTeChing CHP 32
Know when to stop
Avoid danger
.
Stop here a while
.
This block feels best uncarved
Full of all of it's myriad potential
.
S top
T ake a breath
O bserve
P rocess.
#Tao #MTmind #Haecceity
#TaoTeChing #Stop #TakeaBreath #Observe #Process #UncarvedBlock #Love #Tao

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#TaoTeChing sometimes I get curious and want to know... I get the feeling knowing will make it easier... I ask questions and seek answers... yet the biggest questions may not have answers and maybe there are things people are better off not knowing. #MTmind #Doing #Being #Taoist

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@summeroflove85 Soft is hard for some... for those who are hard... soft is easy... #flexibility #MTmind

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TaoTeChing Chp 51
Tao bears them
Te nurses them
Events form them
Energy completes them
Bear them without owning them
Help them without coddling them
Rear them without ruling them
My take;
Aim to be a Taoist parent
Let go of the outcome
#MTmind #Haecceity #Parenting #Children