Tag Archives: divine order

Heirs

Posted on June 19, 2016 by David Mills

Divine Order My world is set in order through Spirit’s activity within me. If the circumstances in my life seem chaotic, I let divine order inspire me. In meditation, I recognize the power of divine order. No matter how confused … Continue reading →

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Excess and Deficiency

Posted on June 12, 2016 by David Mills

As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow. The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up. It adjusts excess and deficiency so that there is perfect balance. It takes from what … Continue reading →

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Freedom, Peace, Unity, Will, Purpose

Posted on May 5, 2016 by David Mills

True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present. True straightness seems crooked. True wisdom seems foolish. True art seems artless. The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as … Continue reading →

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Restoration and Happiness

Posted on April 10, 2016 by David Mills

Stop thinking, and end your problems. What difference between yes and no? What difference between success and failure? Must you value what others value, avoid what others avoid? How ridiculous! Other people are excited, as though they were at a … Continue reading →

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Deep Compassion and Wide Understanding

Posted on November 17, 2015 by David Mills

The generals have a saying: “Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see. Rather than advance an inch it is better to retreat a yard.” This is called going forward without advancing, pushing back without … Continue reading →

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Will, Order and Conflicting Wishes

Posted on November 7, 2015 by David Mills

For governing a country well there is nothing better than moderation. The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the … Continue reading →

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Convergence

Posted on September 23, 2015 by David Mills

When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body’s intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins. When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born. … Continue reading →

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Source and Love

Posted on September 19, 2015 by David Mills

Look, and it can’t be seen. Listen, and it can’t be heard. Reach, and it can’t be grasped. Above, it isn’t bright. Below, it isn’t dark. Seamless, unnamable, it returns to the realm of nothing. Form that includes all forms, … Continue reading →

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Divine Order

Posted on August 17, 2015 by David Mills

What is rooted is easy to nourish. What is recent is easy to correct. What is brittle is easy to break. What is small is easy to scatter. Prevent trouble before it arises. Put things in order before they exist. … Continue reading →

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The Human and The Divine

Posted on June 15, 2015 by David Mills

The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don’t know who gave birth to it. It is older than God. … Continue reading →

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