dao hourglass

hourglass Life is like an hourglass. Consciousness is the sand. Imagine an hourglass. Its shape is like the symbol for infinity. Its form recalls the double helix of DNA. Its two sections represent polarity. The material on one side, the immaterial on the other. The male on one side, and the female on the other. Hot and cold, positive and negative, or any other duality. The sand runs in a stream, the same stream as the course of energy that runs up your spine, the same stream that is the road of life. The movement of that sand is what we call Tao. Our consciousness alternates between the various states represented by the hourglass. It is as difficult to grasp as a stream of sand. Therefore, it is foolish to examine things minutely. It is unwise to focus on the material. It is wisdom to understand the movement. hourglass 365 Tao daily meditations Deng Ming-Dao (author) ISBN 0-06-250223-9 duckdaotsu.org tao hub Jungle Sea of Snowfield 1961 by Fu Bao Shi *** special note: (the gift of a duck) dear friends, I am sending a flock of ducks to a needy family. If two of you send one as well, I will send a flock of geese. If two more of you send either ducks or geese or chicks, I will send a flock of chicks. Let's see this grow, and make it a tradition for duckdaotsu and for all those who know and care about this silly duck, lisbeth! xoxo lisbeth west ps. just let me know by forwarding me an honor card, http://catalog.heifer.org/index.cfm will get you to the main catalogue http://catalog.heifer.org/ducks.cfm is the duck spot! and for the folks who would rather not send animals, there is a special gift of knitting basket or bees! receive a full HTML copy of the daily meditation sent directly to your inbox, please send a note with the words "subscribe tao" in the subject line to duckdaotsu to unsubscribe or take a vacation, contact me with specifics at the same address!