lifepath

Content

In knowing all, they falter and stray,
In knowing none, they find their way.
To lead, seek neither wealth nor fame,
The simplest path will show the same.

Content in life’s most humble art,
You guide them to their truest heart.
In ordinary ways, we see,
The nature of our being, free.
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Master

Rooted, easy to nourish,
Recent, simple to correct.
Brittle breaks at slightest touch,
Small things scatter, unchecked.

Preventing trouble before it starts,
Ordering chaos before it appears.
A giant pine from a sprout does grow,
A thousand miles begin right here.

Rushing, you falter,
Grasping, you lose.
Force spoils the near-complete,
Letting be is the wiser muse.

The Master acts by not acting,
Calm in beginning and end.
Owning nothing, nothing to lose,
Desireless, his wishes transcend.

He learns by unlearning,
Reminds of true being within.
Caring not for the world,
Thus, for everything, his care extends.
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Forward

Act without doing, work with ease,
Small as large, few as many sees.
Face the tough when it’s still light,
Greatness grows from acts done right.

The Master seeks not the grand, yet shines,
In hardship, she pauses, her spirit aligns.
Comfort forsaken, problems dissolve,
In simplicity, her peace evolves.

Life’s a journey, a path to pursue,
Fear not the road, it’s made for you.
Forward you go, forever true.
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