Simplicity, Desiderata and the Tao
The inner work underlying creative work
It has been a couple of months since I sent out a post to nonmembers, so thought I would share this one, sent earlier today to supporters of the work.
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Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
. . . in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.
- Desiderata (Latin: "things desired"), Max Ehrmann
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To think before speaking. To speak your truth quietly and clearly.
To disagree with the loud, the obnoxious, the selfish, the self-absorbed, the dishonest.
With a minimum of emotion.
To achieve one’s objectives
With a minimum of motion and commotion.
To achieve success
With a minimum of action.
To see beauty in the simple, the quiet, the gentle, the humble.
And capture, with one’s art
Peace, serenity, the simple expression of profound beauty.
To resolve disputes
With a minimum of upheaval and ill will.
The hallmark of wisdom
Of the truly spiritual life.
Though requiring less effort
Difficult to master, wu wei – the elusive path of nonaction
Control of oneself perhaps not possible to fully achieve.
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For the art and words in this post, visit here. The painting is larger there.