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Sat, Oct 16, 2004 09:10:17 AM


simple prayer
posted: Sat, Oct 16, 2004 09:10:17 AM

 

nothing seems simple in my life these days. everything is out of my control and my life feels unmanageable. this is not too far from the truth, the only thing i can control in actuality is how i respond to the events around me. that response is a direct reflection of my current spiritual, physical, emotional and mental state. the nice part of recovery though is that it gives the choice whether to act out or seek a spiritual solution to what transpires. my behaviors have been less than stellar, but i am human and that is to be expected.
but coming back on topic, i have noticed my prayers taking on a greater relevancy to my life and less dealing with the abstract notions that i was a supposed intellectual like to look at. today i can be present with my feelings and evaluate where i am going and most important listen for and feel GOD's will and let my will take a back seat. today i can surrender my fears and expectations as part of my whole will and life to GOD. and today i can do my best to travel a path that minimizes the damage and chaos to those who happen upon me.
-- DT --

 

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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

THE TAO TEH KING, OR THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 2

4) Why was it that the ancients prized this Tao so much? Was it not
because it could be got by seeking for it, and the guilty could escape
(from the stain of their guilt) by it? This is the reason why all
under heaven consider it the most valuable thing.