I ran an easy 5k today, focused and relaxed. The opposite is true of my run two days ago, in which I was a mental disaster. The difference between Sunday and today is that I wasn't expecting anything this time.
From the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 15:
Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?
The Master doesn't seek fulfillment.
Not seeking, not expecting,
she is present, and can welcome all things.
Lao Tzu refers to the Tao as the Great Mother who sustains us and is present in all things. In honor of Her, here's a song from one of my favorite Malian singers, Habib Koite:
My child
what is wrong?
Your mother hasn't gone far
She will be here any minute
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