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ฮด whose will is it anyway, HMMM? ฮด

Posted: Sat, Jul 23, 2005 08:02:29 AM

that is always an interesting question for me. being the selfish self-centered dishonest horse thief that i am, my natural response is
I AM ALWAYS EXERCISING GOD‘'S WILL! CAN‘T YOU SEE THAT FOR YOURSELF!?
but today i am trying my best to become more that that person i just described, so i go round and round about if i really am exercising self-will or GOD‘s will.
one of the symptoms i look for was mentioned in the reading this morning -- finding myself at odds with everyone and everything in the world. i find however that i have been living in self-will much sooner than this symptom manifests and for me that is the final warning that i am truly spinning in a direction i do not wish to be going.
some of the more subtle signs for me are a uneasiness in social situations with my friends in recovery, biting sarcasm, dissatisfaction with trivial events and a lack of feeling connected tro the divine. alas, i usually see these symptoms in hindsight but i am getting better being present for what is going on inside me. and progress is the key here, not perfection.
∞ DT ∞

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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 1

3) A skilful (commander) strikes a decisive blow, and stops. He does
not dare (by continuing his operations) to assert and complete his
mastery. He will strike the blow, but will be on his guard against
being vain or boastful or arrogant in consequence of it. He strikes
it as a matter of necessity; he strikes it, but not from a wish for
mastery.