
Following the Tao
Now this notion of following the Tao
sounds pretty fine, the question is how.
They talked about investing in loss,
Those sages of old who are now nothing but dust:
Loss of contrivance, loss of agenda,
Getting drunk on life, enjoying a bender;
Loss of vaingloriousness
To the point of notoriousness,
Being courageous,
And perhaps more crucially, being outrageous,
in not following convention,
but in setting up an intention
For life to be beautiful,
Then following their fascination rather than being dutiful.
And without stress or worry
Or any tendency to fluster or hurry
they found life bestowing its blessings in a bountful flurry.
To do so
they had to keep their chi low
by collecting it in their belly
and to view every experience without preference as if they were just watching telly.
They eschewed the personal for the broader-view perspective
and understood self-defeating beliefs and feelings were only elective,
They understood they had no obligation
to subject themselves to internal interrogation
and so left their minds free
to appreciate chi.
They avoided self-importance and vainglorious notions
and observed rather than react to their changing emotions.
They knew this all was just a story
in all its beautiful gory glory,
so devoted themselves to helping others
and so stood in good relation to all sisters and brothers
with whom they consorted
or at least that's the way the story's reported.
For all we know,
the typical sage may have just been a neurotic so and so.
Somehow I doubt that could be true though.
In any case
to help you face
this Taoist method of attaining optimum pleasure
here's a poem to read at your leisure.
To be read aloud or under your breath six times a day
as appropriate, by way
of reciting affirmations,
As it will help you with all your consternations.
It's gender specific
so it'll be terrific
if you now choose one
as that tends to make things easier and a lot more fun.
The king/queen of no matter what – a short poem by Barefoot Doctor :–
I'm the king/queen of no matter what
no matter what's in or not in my pot
whether there's a little or
whether a lot
because I'm the king/queen of no matter what.
I'm the king/queen of no matter what
just as I find myself here on this spot
no matter the storyline, no matter the plot
I'm the king/queen of no matter what.
And though challenges arise and events may stir me
it won't deter me
from taking a shot
Because I'm the king/queen of no matter what.
I'm the king/queen of no matter what
no matter what I have or haven't got
no matter whether fortune blows cold or hot
That's why I'm the king/queen of no matter what.
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Now I don't know if that edified you
For all I know it may have stupefied you
I don't know if it gave you clarity on investing in loss,
or if you even give a toss.
But I do know if you give some time
to reciting the rhyme,
It'll trigger a flow of enlightenment and bring blessings your way
And that's really all I have to say...
At least for today.
Thanks for reading, your energy is vital.
Love, strength, splendor and CHI!
From that man of the Tao, they give the title,
The D