The great Tao flows everywhere.
All things are born from it,
yet it doesn’t create them.
It pours itself into its work,
yet it makes no claim.
It nourishes infinite worlds,
yet it doesn’t hold on to them.
Since it is merged with all things
and hidden in their hearts,
it can be called humble.
Since all things vanish into it
and it alone endures,
it can be called great.
It isn’t aware of its greatness;
thus it is truly great.
Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell
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Greatness is knowing who you are and where you come from; ego is gone and humility manifests empathy. You know we’re all connected to every other living thing. Tend your own rose garden with care and attention and you will soon know that the rose is greatness in your life today; no task, no service is too small for greatness. In humility know equalness with every other living thing.
ReplyDelete“Make a decision to spend a day seeking out several people who fit the model of this verse of the Tao Te Ching. Silently convey to them that you sense their greatness as an unfolding of the Tao. Then notice how your interactions with them differ when you’re not making judgments based on their age, sex, title, conduct, manner of dress, height, weight, skin color, religious affiliation, or political beliefs.” — Wayne Dyer, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life, on the 34th verse of the Tao