Lao-tzu's Taoteching
High on top of that mountain, as the sun began to set, I made a pledge to the Tao. I would fully embrace its power and let it be my guide. I was committed to letting go of the small self, in order to embody the big Self. The human experience is fragile, especially in the face of nature. I had experienced this directly on two occasions. I was ready
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"We’re seeing a huge shattering of life itself. And yet, having been with Rilke, his trust in life is still with me. And so I trust being with life, even though life — the web of life might crumble, but then I’m still with it. I’ll be with it anyway, even in the crumbling."
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Speak little Hold to your own nature A strong wind does not blow all morning A cloudburst does not last all day The wind and rain are from Heaven and Earth and even these do not last long How much less so the efforts of man?