Mindful Monday

The highest goodness is like water.

Water easily benefits all things without struggle.

Yet it abides in places that men hate.

Therefore it is like the Tao.

For dwelling, the Earth is good.

For the mind, depth is good.

The goodness of giving is in the timing.

The goodness of speech is in honesty.

In government, self-mastery is good.

In handling affairs, ability is good.

If you do not wrangle, you will not be blamed.

Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

8

Mindful Monday

The valley spirit never dies.

It is called "the mysterious female."

The opening of the mysterious female

Is called "the root of Heaven and Earth."

Continuous, seeming to remain.

Use it without exertion.

Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

6

Mindful Monday

Blessed are the meek:

for they shall inherit the earth.

Jesus Christ
The Bible

Matthew 5:5

Mindful Monday

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth?

Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould

myself?

Henry David Thoreau

Walden

Chapter 5: Solitude