character to shoulder and embrace the disaster of nations and learn from them 78.4) Virtues of Water y The Truth may often seem like the opposite of worldly practices y By being yielding and flexible, we actually become more able to adapt and overcome any obstacles y Like water flowing over, under, around or through any obstacles, we will eventually find a path that leads to success y Peaceful, nonresistance is often better than being headstrong y Doesn't mean to give up or give in, but rather to surrender control, to relax, to be flexible and yielding y To go with the flow y "Hold your fist tight, and you grasp nothing inside. Open your hand, and you will have the sky on you palm." Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Conclusion y Tao is the name of the unnamable source of the universe y Do not be attached to the name, be it Tao, Truth, God, or Heaven
more perplexed than before. The implications of this simple statement, however, are profound. When I don't mind what happens, what does that imply? It implies that internally I am in alignment with what happens. “What happens,” of course, refers to the suchness of this moment, which always already is as it is. It refers to content, the form that this moment – the only moment there ever is – takes. To be in alignment with what is means to be in a relationship of inner nonresistance with what happens. It mean not to label it mentally as good or bad, but to let it be. Does this mean you can no longer take action to bring abut change in your life? On the contrary. when the basis for your actions is inner alignment with the present moment, your actions become empowered by the intelligence of Life itself. IS THAT SO? The Zen Master Hakuin lived in a town in Japan. He was held in high regard and many people came to him for spiritual teaching. Then it happened
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