Are you as excited for the Year of the Dragon as I am? It has been 12 years since 2012, and it seems somehow significant that we are back here, halfway through the procession. Personally, life went downhill in general after that year with some huge losses in the departments of Loved Ones and Health,…

With the greatest leader above them, people barely know one exists. Next comes one whom they love and praise. Next comes one whom they fear. Next comes one whom they despise and defy. When the leader trusts no one, no one trusts them.  The Great Leader speaks little, never speaks carelessly, works without self interest…

“Keep your mouth shut; guard the senses; and life is ever full. Open your mouth; always be busy; and life is beyond hope.” Lao Tzu No wonder the world seems drained of hope lately! What is the prescription?  Lots of feelings of unrest, unwellness are coming over the airwaves, from all over the world.  Grasshopper,…

At meditation today, my mentor instructed me on grounding myself for deep meditative journeys. As we prepare, we acknowledge the spark of life within us. This eternal plasma, this flame, has been passed to you. Not from your parents; rather, through them. Their sparks came through their ancestors, and so on, and so on… Some…

For some reason this quiet solstice feels like it is a crossroads. We are years into recovering from our worldwide troubles, yet the troubles further complicate.  Lao Tzu says to give something as much care at the end, as you gave in the beginning. This usually works. BUT does anyone else notice that some situations…

 Lao Tzu: One who would guide a leader in the uses of life will warn against the use of arms for conquest.  Weapons often turn upon  the wielder.  💧 Where armies settle, nature offers nothing but briars and thorns. After a great battle has been fought, the land is cursed; the crops fail, the earth…

Do you believe you can take over the universe  — and improve it?  I do not believe it can be done. Everything under heaven is a sacred vessel, and cannot be controlled! Trying to control leads to ruin; trying to grasp, we lose. Allow your life to unfold naturally.  Know that it, too, is a…

Our true self is ETERNAL, yet we think, I am this body and will soon die….  ~  ~  ~ Become totally empty. Let your heart be at peace. Amidst the rush of worldly comings and goings, observe how endings become beginnings. Things flourish each by each only to return to the source, to what is…

   Chapter 20 of the Tao te Ching Give up learning, and you will be free from all your cares.* What is the difference between yes and no?What is the difference between good and evil?Must I fear what others fear?  Should I fear desolation, when there is abundance? Should I fear darkness, when that Light…

I have three treasures which I hold fast and watch closely. The first is Mercy; the second is Frugality; the third is Humility. From Mercy comes Courage; from Frugality comes Generosity; from Humility comes Leadership. There is no greater misfortune than feeling I have an enemy; for when I and enemy exist together, there is…