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The Way of theVirtuous

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To be guided by universal spirit.

To truly appreciate and understand that we are simply a continuation of spirit, our first step is to acknowledge that this is true. From there, it becomes an if/then proposition: if we are an eternal continuation of spirit, then we must recognize that everything on Earth is divine in its own way, each seeking to move toward the light that nourishes all as a continuum of spirit. The ancients understood that honoring nature was like honoring ourselves, recognizing that everything is connected and our actions follow cause and effect. Simply put, creating good should have universal benefits, bringing good to…

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Transcending the Tao to and fro.

Taoism and Lao Tzu It is often said that people who cultivate the Tao are concerned with transcending the boundaries of life and death. In chapter/verse fifty Lao Tzu speaks of the number thirteen. I think a part of living is that our reality depends on us. Lao Tzu speaks of the premise that appearing in the present is life and disappearing means death as though only phases of the moon. Sometimes full of ourselves, at other times disappearing altogether. Some see the number thirteen as significant to our four limbs (arms and legs), and the remaining nine as orifices…

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