Do The Tao Now

Print or copy the first two lines of the 37th verse in the Tao Te Ching: "The Tao does nothing, but leaves nothing undone." Read these words repeatedly until you've committed them to memory; then go for a 30-minute walk and take not of their truth.

The air, sky, clouds, grass, wind, and flowers... nothing natural that you see is undone, but nothing is taking place to work it all out. It is all accomplished by the truth of these words.

I'm reminded of a 13th-century poem by Rumi called "Nibble At Me," which applies perfectly to this section of the Tao Te Ching:

Nibble at me.
Don't gulp me down.
How often is it you have a guest in your house
who can fix everything?

Let your all-knowing guest fix things while you live naturally.

- Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer