How many times has it been said that Tao abides in the fasting mind?
All the Scriptures, and all of the silent sages transmissions, point a finger to the mind of Tao. Like an archer who loses himself to the moment and dreams he is an arrow hitting a target, only to awaken and see his arrow embedded in the bullseye, after a shot he didn't know he took
- this is the mind of Tao.
Like the crystal clarity of a suspended raindrop, the sun shining through it. Every moment another perfection
- this is the mind of Tao.
To receive knowledge of events before they transpire, whilst never leaving the present
- this is the mind of Tao.
Absolute salvation from delusion in a single moment; the mystics dream
- this is the mind of Tao.
Spontaneous surrender to the totality of yourself, seeing as if born for the first time
- this is the mind of Tao.
Submerged in a lake of liquid bliss; floating in warm, golden mist
- this is the mind of Tao.
Alone but never alone, existing in communion with the totality of creation
- this is the mind of Tao.
Humble before the awesome majesty of it all, riding the wings of the wind
- this is the mind of Tao.
(By Bryn Orr)