Tao of the Day

Today all my teachers go back to school and Mellissa joined for #14 then Marianne came up for #67. after they joined me Dayo came up and used Google to select #17. #14 "Hidden in Plain Sight" Look and there is nothing to see. Listen and there is nothing to hear. Reach and there is nothing to grasp. These three nothings, come together, They combine and are one. This is a mystery and canno...

I started us off with #64 and Peter joined me for a very relatable #75 afterwhich Johnny came up and asked for a random numer and we read of #81 together. #64 "It's so Easy" It is easy to stop something before it is set into motion. It is easy to plan something before beginning it. It is easy to break something before it has grown strong. It is easy to hide something before it has gr...

I was excited to share #16 for New Years eve but didn't get to far into it when Lo joined me for #76 and then Jay K for #42 and Melissa for #79. Happy New Year everyone. #16 "Stillness and Integration" Being empty of mind is of the utmost importance And it is to be guarded with fervor. We have all seen states of action arise, And always beyond it returns stillness. When any state of...

Today I started with Mark Greg and he chose #81 as we talked about his Son and getting a new partner. Melissa joined me for #14 and Linda E joined for #25, which was very absorbing. #14 "Hidden in Plain Sight" Look and there is nothing to see. Listen and there is nothing to hear. Reach and there is nothing to grasp. These three nothings, come together, They combine and are one. This is a...

I started us off the Chrismas with #1 and was joind by Jay K for that and then #17. Johnny joined and chose #44 and we talked a bit about Rauhnachte for a bit and 12 days of the Rough Nights. #1 "Expressing Tao" Words are particular, They cannot express Tao. To have a name is to be limited to manifestation That which is nameless is the source of manifestation. Self-referential, those who...

A very Merry Christmas eve morning started with Melissa and her hot Chocolate and #17. Marianne joine me for #27 and V A joined for #81 and a chat about her father and wht she learned from him. #17 "Of Masters and Leaders" In the time of the great Masters there were no leaders. Then, those whom the people loved, led the way. After having created the position The people feared their leade...

Today I spoke with Marianne about #59 and her frustrations with Christmas, Melissa about #12 and her full teaching day on Dec 23rd, thenTruth joined me for #9 after which Jay K got #68. #9 "The Danger of Extremes" Having to prove yourself Will allow challenges to best you. Focus your attention on money And lose sight of what is valuable. Keep in mind outside influence And you will be its...

Today Melissa and I had a deep discussion about wanting before she chose #24 and then Jay K joined me for #28. #24 "Do What is to be Done" Standing on tiptoes robs you of firm footing. Rushing ahead robs you of knowing where you are. Looking at yourself robs you of seeing. Boasting of yourself robs you of your brilliance. Overpowering others robs you of your power. Clinging to your work...

Today was a simple day with only Melissa joining me for #25, and I selected #80, both of which got covered extensivly. #25 "I Call it Tao" Before the manifestation of heaven there is void It is still and has no form. Inexhaustible it reaches everywhere It is at the core of everything. Since names became important It has been called Tao. It flows among manifestation without resistance Inside, outsi...

Today we covered the 7s, Julia joined me for #37, Marianne for #27 and Jay K for #17 #17 "Of Masters and Leaders" In the time of the great Masters there were no leaders. Then, those whom the people loved, led the way. After having created the position The people feared their leaders, Then they despised them. Having created leaders, their faith in Tao was diminished. Having become a leade...

Today Started off with Step Ross for her second time on the show and she selected #39 then Loyce came up after a long hiatus and selected #10. Melissa and Jay K rounded off the show with #71 and#20 respectively. #10 "Authentic Action" Can you control your mind, so it doesn't wonder? Can you control your body, so it doesn't wander? Can you endorse all that you do? Can you love eve...

Today I kicked off with #70 Lo dropped in briefly to pick random #56 and Terry had #17 after which Jay K got #20 as a random number. #17 "Of Masters and Leaders" In the time of the great Masters there were no leaders. Then, those whom the people loved, led the way. After having created the position The people feared their leaders, Then they despised them. Having created leaders, their fa...

Today I started off talking about #72 and Marianne joine me in that discussion and chaose #27 for herself. #27 "The Mystery of the Process" Although a good traveler may have plans They are not rigid, nor is the outcome. Although a good artist creates, The creations are arrived at through intuition. Although a good scientist observes It is done for the first time every time. By embodying...

I kicked it all off with #56 and that respnated with Melissa who joined for #43. Jay K came up and chose #30 and I rounded the message with #60. #30 "Tao Does Not Dominate" Governing, in any capacity, when led by Tao Doesn't use force to gain power. Every force applied will suffer equal counterforce. So violence, however it is intended, Will always rebound upon itself. Where armies m...

I started by talking about #1 and Melissa joined me for that. Day came up and talked more about it as well until she picked #25. Jay K then joined for a break down of her #61 #1 "Expressing Tao" Words are particular, They cannot express Tao. To have a name is to be limited to manifestation That which is nameless is the source of manifestation. Self-referential, those who name, name thems...

Today I had Jay K join me for #20 and Marianne came up for #6 then Julie for #78. Lind E thne joined and selected #6 which we went over again. #6 "The Great Feminine" Everything is born from the feminine, Even Heaven and Earth. The Feminine that births is a Mother, She nourishes and supports without possessing. Despite your awareness of it You are using it right now. #20 "Stop Learn...

A great day with a couple new guests, Step Ross joined me fo her first Tao #22 as well as Linda K for her #2 then I had Jay K and Melissa join for # 16 and #25. #2 "Identifying the Manifestation" Opposites exist amongst the particular. Identifying the beautiful creates the ugly. Identifying good creates evil. Identifying the particular separates all manifestations: Reality and fantasy ar...

Today I had the teachers come up and talk baout their recent expereinces starting with Melissa and #79 and then Marianne and #68. Jay K also popped up to give a synopsis through her #58. #58 "To Oversee, Don't Interfere" In overseeing anything, don't interfere, Let everything flourish in its own time. Interfering, you get met with resistance Or worse, apathetic adherence. Misery...

Today a great group of conversations started with Lo and #80, Jay Kay then joined me for an enlightening #62. And Marianne came up to address a few issues with #52. #52 "Like Tao so too You" All things issue from Tao, it is their mother Then, in their own time, they return to Tao. Like Tao, so too you act in the world of manifestation. When you recognize you are the mother of your experi...

Six people joined me today, and it was all connected but I started off feeling quite disconnected. Loa started us off with #6 Jay K joined after that with #73. Melissa chose #26, Keristen joine and selected #5 after which Mary Way asked to go through #34 and Jennifer and I talked about #56. #5 "Impartial" Nature doesn't care, It knows everything is more than it seems. The Master does...

Today I talked about respecting the Children when Lo joined me for #63 and then Marianne came up and we read #14. #14 "Hidden in Plain Sight" Look and there is nothing to see. Listen and there is nothing to hear. Reach and there is nothing to grasp. These three nothings, come together, They combine and are one. This is a mystery and cannot be named. It is present within all manifestation...

Today I talked a lot about #22, collaberation, and how everything in life is collaboritive. Melissa joined me for #48 and it was spot on for her remembering that everything is stupid. #22 "Looking Away from What You Want" To become complete Know that you're partial. To become straight Know that you're crooked. To become full Know that you're empty. To be new Know that you&#39...

Today I started with Lo and I picked #50, and read Stephan Mitchell's for her. Then I picked a random number for Marianne which was #30 and Susan joined me for #62 #30 "Tao Does Not Dominate" Governing, in any capacity, when led by Tao Doesn't use force to gain power. Every force applied will suffer equal counterforce. So violence, however it is intended, Will always rebound upon...

I never got to read my number but was hapy to share #7 with Kristen and the #28 wiht Lo, and the floodgates openedf rom there with Marianne and #27 Julie with #11, and Wendy with #70. #7 "The Wisdom of Not Having Preference" Tao is infinite It doesn't grow old or tired. Because it has no preference for itself It can always persist. The Master puts herself last And always finds herself first. By be...

Today I took a deep dive into #57 and with a lot of focus on the paradox on how somehting that can be seen as a universal "Good" can also, at some level be a disadvantage. #53 "Laws are All in the Heart" Tao governs all things by discarding objectives. Never possessing or interfering, All things only need abide the law in their heart, In this way they are free from desire. When...