無為

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Recently, the Dao delivered a gift when I least expected it. There is a line from Dao De Jing verse 37

The path of the dao is non-action and yet not no-action

 道常無為而無不為

For me, it's a reminder to clear our minds of noise and ego. When your soul is a blank canvas, the Dao will provide what nature intends and you can follow nature.

瓷

云哭洗山,
凤凰开眼,
花送天王,
堂开千璇

I asked chatGPT to translate the poem. This is one possible translation


Porcelain

The clouds weep, cleansing the mountains,
the pheonix opens its eyes
flowers are sent to the heavenly king
the hall opens to a thousand radiances.

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