March 07-A, 2023

Emptiness, stillness and silence
are the way to The Way,
which makes them The Way.

Which comes as bad news
to the extroverts among us,
which is why the Taoist sages
and Zen masters came up with the slogan,
"Practice, practice, practice."

The practice is simply being aware of,
and present with,
what is present with us
in any/every moment.

And, we can practice that
in any/every moment!

Emptying ourselves of all 
that would interfere with
that awareness
and opening ourselves to it
in stillness and silence,
creates possibilities
for responses to the moment
that are not available
in the world 
of noise, complexity and drama.

The power of simple presence 
is the force that is with us
by virtue of our being present
with it--
and from there anything can happen,
though we do not control what,
when,
where
or how.

It is called
"Belonging to The Way
and seeing where it goes."

Like belonging to the wind,
that blows where it will! 

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