“The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. This is like the Tao…In thinking, keep to the simple…In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In...
“Humankind is being led along an evolving course…and though we seem to be sleeping, there is an inner wakefulness that directs the dreams, and that will eventually startle us back to the truth of who we are.” Rumi. Surprisingly, on December 31st, I found myself overwhelmed...
“The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Dao.” Dao De Jing, Chapter 53. Acupuncture was classically seen as preventative medicine. Acupuncture treatment was used to restore body function and prevent disease...
“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...
