Monday

dao










ancestorghost


sustaining Chinese characters for "sustaining"







man and woman share tea, lovely hues of sunrise




Orange and gold carp,

Living beneath ice.

Uncaring of the world above,

Sustained by the water below.


In the rapidly chilling autumn, ponds begin to ice over. The waters become deep, dark, and mysterious, but in
those depths the fish can survive the coming winter.


Tao may be known as directly as water is knowable to a fish. My Tao will not be the same as your Tao. We are both individuals, each with different backgrounds and thoughts. As soon as Tao enters into us, it takes on the colors of our inner personalities. When it passes out of
us, it returns again to its universal nature. This is an ongoing and constant process, like water flowing through a fish’s gills. Just as the water nurtures the fish, so too does Tao nurture and sustain us. As long as we continue our immersion in Tao, we will be as safe as a carp
in water. When we separate from Tao, we are as helpless as a fish out of water.


sustaining
365 Tao
daily meditations
Deng Ming-Dao (author)
ISBN 0-06-250223-9

FU BAO SHI
FU BAO SHI

Chinese writing "cook tea"
Cook Tea

see FU BAO SHI for a complete biography of this artist and his work

http://www.chinafinearts.com/

**Suggested reading of daoist texts ancient poetry and contemporary
Chinese literature is available at the site.

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