Sorry I did not post last week. I moved my mom into her house and there was no time for meditation. This week it was chapter 12 of Tao Te Ching. It still amazes me how closely this a lines with the Judeo-Christian message. Here it is condensed:
The five colors blind the eye.
The five tones deafen the ear.
Precious things lead us astray.
Therefore the wise are guided by what they feel and not by what they see.
Letting go of that and choosing this.
So let us not be distracted by things of this world. As we have talked about before, things are meant to bring us closer to God but they can also have the opposite effect. A nice car may bring us pleasure but if it becomes an obsession or us coveting it leads to bad decisions/interactions then it becomes a, "Precious thing that leads us astray."
It is so easy to fall off the path with marketing and all the material goods we are blessed with in the US. I need to constantly remember that "My ways are not your ways" says the Lord. I need to constantly be reminded to stay on the path and play the true long game.
Pax
Joe
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