Sunday, February 19, 2012

Sunday's Verse

          When the world has the Way,
running horses are retired to till the fields.
        When the world lacks the Way
  warhorses are bred in the countryside.

There is no greater loss than losing the Tao,
      no greater curse than covetousness,
  no greater tragedy than discontentment;
the worst of faults is wanting more - always.

        Contentment alone is enough.
          Indeed, the bliss of eternity
    can be found in your contentment.

-Tao Te Ching
46th Verse
as interpreted by Wayne Dyer
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life
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When the Way prevails under heaven,
   swift horses are relegated to fertilizing fields.
When the Way does not prevail under heaven,
   war-horses breed in the suburbs.

No guilt is greater than giving in to desire,
No disaster is greater than discontent,
No crime is more grievous than the desire for gain.

Therefore,
    Contentment that derives from knowing
              when to be content
      is eternal contentment.

-Tao Te Ching
46th Verse
Translated by Victor H. Mair

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