“The Master takes action by letting things take their course…What he desires is non-desire…He simply reminds people of who they have always been. He cares about nothing but the Dao. Thus he can care for all things.” Chapter 64 “Dao De Jing.” The ability to rest within...
Human existence is mysterious. To be a healer is to sit with that mystery day in and day out, feeling alternatively in awe and powerless in its midst. When we find ourselves facing our own mortality, are forced to look into the mystery and contemplate...
What is the role of a healer? Many would say, to alleviate suffering. This is the goal. However, the process is far more complex than simply pressing a button, giving the right pill or putting together the correct acupuncture point combination. If it was so...
To be a healer is to face death. I’ve found that all of us have an underlying anxiety about mortality. All fear can be seen as fear of death: the mysterious unknowing. Yet death can offer clues to life. To live is to die; and...
Honoring who we are and developing comfort with ourselves is a Taoist ideal. Life is seen as the unfolding of the “Jing-Essence” (the original nature) within a person. At birth, we are given a “Ming” (destiny) as energies from the cosmos merge with those of...
