I kicked off today with a full couple minutes of silence as I was preparing to get started and no one was in the room. Then Loyce came up to celebrate completing her 61st year and we read #62. Mark K Elisabeth then joined me for #24 after throwing away all the alcohol in her house.
#24
He who stands on tiptoe
doesn't stand firm.
He who rushes ahead
doesn't go far.
He who tries to shine
dims his own light.
He who defines himself
can't know who he really is.
He who has power over others
can't empower himself.
He who clings to his work
will create nothing that endures.
If you want to accord with the Tao,
just do your job, then let go.
#62
Every living thing
gets its strength from Tao.
Good people respect the value of Tao.
The wicked and foolish don't,
but Tao provides for them anyway.
Some people gain power and prestige through fancy words,
others through great deeds.
But Tao is available to everyone,
not just the powerful.
So don't look down on anybody.
When people become powerful,
and everybody lines up
to kiss their ass,
sit still and stay right with Tao.
Why have the Masters
always respected Tao?
Because when you get right with Tao,
you can always find
what you need to get by,
and trouble can never find you.
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