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https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/uvvjkigk **26 of 81** From the seed sprouts the root From the root sprouts the stem Sprouts the limb From the limb sprouts the flower Sprouts the leaf and the fruit Flowers bloom and wilt Fruit is consumed Leaves, limbs, and seed Take to wind In the turmoil The stem may even uproot Roots, leaves, and limbs disintegrate The seed remains whole Waiting for rebirth...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/xjzhiuuv **28 of 81** Immersed in dualities Ideas and thoughts Of what is … Good and evil Black and white Female and male Yin and yang Know as creations of thought Dualities are ever-changing Momentary, ripples upon an ocean Distorting what they reflect Do not look for yourself In what is ever-changing Note all as it comes Revel in its fragile beauty Embody the...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/fdvrgjnc **27 of 81** The seed does not know Where the wind will take it It leaves no footprint To mar the pristine air Only when it lands Settles in the mud and dirt Is it reborn Transforming the barren To the lush and productive Breaking up the soil Encouraging others To follow its example To grow The teacher can only teach Because she has learnt What another...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/caogpjbe **25 of 81** The Tao Cannot be defined By thoughts, words, or concepts But she can be embodied Brought forth to aid in all things At all times Through her all things flow Return to origin To flow again When called upon She shows the master True intelligence As with blood to the body Life flows through the earth The earth through the universe The univer...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/zphoeurq **23 of 81** The wind blows From the direction it comes With the strength it levies Until it blows no more The rain falls hard From heavy clouds Until the clouds lighten Are clouds no more Then there is no more rain The wind and rain do not question the Tao Nor does the sun that follows Embody the Tao Say what you must Cry when you feel pain Do not see...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/iceoiscc **22 of 81** The internal foe Is a born competitor Wanting to be first It is always behind By desiring all It remains incomplete Looking to become full Through acquiring It remains empty It strives for eternal life Resists rebirth The master knows All comes from the Tao There is no competing with all Understanding this The master always has a place Wit...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/dlrxxzbm Join me for my latest poetry audio blog. This week I read from my newest poetry collection, Domesticate the Heavens. I also read the newish composition the Circumference Dissected by the Diameter. It's nerdy and hopefully enlightening. I also read 42, from 81, Poems from the Tao. My attempt at being taoishly romantic. Sit back and relax; let me read yo...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/dzunhohe **20 of 81** The internal foe is born from thought Comparing and labelling It labels evil and good So what it believes itself to be May be called good So what it sees as different May be called evil It must accumulate So it may have more than another What it wants is good What the other wants is evil What it does is good What the other does is evil End...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/rtzdkofd **19 of 81** Discard what you believe To be sage, holy, or wise Ideals lead to judgement Give up the desire To appear moral or fair Seek the center Be industrious Let generosity be your profit You will meet no thieves There is no need to pursue happiness It lies in every core Let things unfold as they will The center remains the center It will reveal i...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/oqmzvbfx **18 of 81** When the Tao is not heard Virtue is revered When virtue is lost Intelligence governs When ignorance shoves out intelligence Authority reigns When authority is inevitably thrown-off Violence is king

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/cdgpljbs **17 of 81** The horse that loves the guide Will follow without knot or grip The guide who loves the horse Will pull with a light knot and loose grip A tight knot and grip is for the horse That fears the guide A horse that hates the guide Will break any knot, any grip If you don’t love and respect those you lead They will not be worthy of love and resp...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/gsstecpa 16 of 81 Quiet your thoughts Free from the tremors That disturb the soil You’ll discover the seed From which all grows Roots, shoots, and leaves There is no separation Even a severed limb Grows again in the same soil Comes from the same seed Entwines with established roots The kindest grandmother knows Nothing is lost when she waters The garden of anot...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/mkaoxdeh **15 of 81** What of ancient masters … Few are remembered Appearances change Personalities change One era’s virtue Is another’s sin The internal foe knows to mimic virtue It knows to mask sin Remain fluid, receptive, and patient Do not model yourself On another Welcome all that is Mastery will find you

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/ygyspqhb **14 of 81** The Tao cannot be known through the senses She has no one form She has no one sound She has no one smell She cannot be defined by duality She is not bright or dark Good or evil Thought and experimentation Cannot contain her Cannot fully understand her She is all things, all things Clear you mind of thought See past the internal foe Embody...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/izdfhlgp In honour of the lunar eclipse tonight, I have jumped ahead in my Tao uploads to 24. This verse also happens to be one of my favorites:) **24 of 81** The moon shines Only in darkness Only when it faces the sun There are times The earth blocks the moon From the sun Then too, the earth Is in darkness The moon knows The earth knows To welcome the dark To...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/mnqwhzsr **13 of 81** Esteem is a ladder With neither top nor bottom It depends on the shaky regard of others To keep the climber from falling Hope is a phantom To which you sacrifice the day To grasp at a tomorrow That will have sacrifice still further Hope and esteem serve the internal foe The internal foe is contained within you A small part of the whole A g...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/bteajdsn **12** 12 We see with our eyes Not our hands We taste with our mouths Not our eyes We fill our stomachs Not our minds Your mind cannot be filled Only unsettled and blocked Hands will grasp Eyes will desire Stomachs will hunger Fill the stomach, tend to the body Smile at your desires Let them pass in and out of view Never grasp Settle the mind

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/ybbprhsk 11 of 81 The spokes of a wheel turn Allow the air to pass We get movement The earthen jar Maintains an open space To be filled with nourishment We build with stone, steel, and wood It is the space within That offers a home A closed mind Offers no space Offers no movement Offers no nourishment Allows but a crawl space for a home We mould the material It...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/bhptfcgl **10 of 81** The mind is a wanderer Widening and bending the Tao with thought You need not go where thought leads Keep firmly to the center of the path Keep your limbs supple Your mind open Lead by your stride Others will follow and pace You fall behind when you push You lose your way when you pull The internal foe offers poor compass Flies oft into th...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/seseuskq **9 of 81** Drink deeply from your cup Share what lies within There is always more Your cup is served by the Tao An over-flowing cup Leads to waste Nourishes no one Sharpen your knife Defend with cut after cut Soon you will be left with a needle Then nothing, still in want of defence Care not for wagging tongues Of those who do not know the Tao One mom...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/wzngcksu **8 of 81** Water nurtures the root of life It does so without thought, naturally It runs to the low, dark, and quiet Knowing life will lift it back up Through soil, roots, body, and leaves Eventually to sky Whence it will fall again Seek out the low and quiet Seek out simplicity Do not govern but guide Allow your generosity to lift you There is no nee...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/dajilihv **The Devil is a DJ** The devil is a DJ extraordinaire Clad in a 3-piece suit and epaulettes On a flaming turntable lies he spins Melding, mixing, fanning, inciting Until we forget their fiery myths The devil gyrates on Composing his calumny Carnivorous ears smoulder We dance upon the cinders Consuming faux-phobias One brave little soldier, two die Two...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/adgpuiab **7 of 81** The heavens and earth exist For what is found within They endure as vessels Allowing time and material To enter, mix, and pass through The master is a vessel Filling with and containing Never grasping at Never holding onto Desires enter, mix, and pass through Fulfilled by the Tao All the master touches is blessed

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/fosaexhs 6 of 81 The Tao is the Great Mother She plants her divine seed in all So spouts infinite worlds So sprouts infinite mothers Her divine seed lies in you Use it as you will A small note; this is a work in metaphor. I refer to the Tao as a mother in terms of creative energy and not to attribute gender or anthromorphosize the divine.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=prydefoltz/zidgfhfw 5 of 81 The Tao is not governed By concepts of good and evil She gives birth to all The master is not blinded By concepts of good and evil He seeks the center He honours the Tao The sky and ocean cannot be grasped They are ever-changing, formless Such is the Tao The land can be held and formed But only for a time The tighter you hold The more rigid you...