There is more than enough to go around. Sadly, it is often those with too much, more than enough for themselves, that have so much to lose who out of fear erect walls and create divisions. There is always a temptation to hoard our treasures large or small, and even those of modest means often succumb to this fear. There is no shortage of gates for the poor to sit by, waiting for the scraps to fall from the table of the world. The problem with walls and gates is that they create divisions, and then actual separation. The more we are divided from one another, the more we are separated from being one with the universe.
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The dead tree
Begins its new journey
As tonight’s firewood
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The Chinese word ‘chi’, which is part of the name Tai Chi, has the meaning of ’spirit’ in the sense of ‘energy’. It is more than just energy, however, because Taoists believe it is a special energy that flows through the universe and is contained by all living things. It is considered the ultimate power because it gives life. Furthermore, they believe it behaves almost like a living thing, moving and changing endlessly. The Taoists developed the concept of ‘Yin’ and ‘Yang’ to describe this ebbing and flowing of the chi.
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