February 9, 2022

The Wisdom Way of Knowing Reclaiming an Ancient Tradition to Awaken the Heart By Cynthia Bourgeault This Good Reads page details several ways to obtain the book: Where to find The Wisdom Way of Knowing I’m excited to announce our first book in the Divine State of Mind Book Club. This book club is not

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May 4, 2021

At this stage of my life, I am being pulled to follow the admonitions of my spiritual mentor Master Jeff and of Eastern spirituality as a whole: Reduce. Reduce. Reduce. Grabbing and stuffing. There is no end to it. -Verse 9, Tao Te Ching I started trying to reduce primarily with the “material” things in

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February 4, 2021

Tao Te Ching – Verse 16Stephen Mitchell Empty your mind of all thoughtsLet your heart be at peaceWatch the turmoil of beings,but contemplate their return. Each separate being in the universereturns to the common source.Returning to the source is serenity. IF you don’t realize this source,you stumble in confusion and sorrow.When you realize where you

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January 22, 2021

Tao Te Ching – Verse 68 The best warrior leads without haste fights without anger overcomes without confrontationHe puts himself below and brings out the highest in his men This is the virtue of not confronting of working with the abilities you have of complying with the laws of Heaven This is the ancient path

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January 22, 2021

Tao Te Ching – Verse 15 The one who was skilled at practicing the Way in antiquity,Was subtle and profound, mysterious and penetratingly wise.His depth cannot be known.It is only because he cannot be knownThat therefore were I forced to describe him I’d say: Hesitant was he! Like someone crossing a river in winter.Undecided was

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