 26 Feb 2010 @ 01:23
IMBALANCE
Sleepless nights.
Diet, mind, conditions
Hold the possibility of correction.
Whenever you feel out of sorts, or cannot sleep, or find it hard to
work and think, you are separated from Tao. If you want to get back in
touch with it, ask yourself three questions: Am I eating right? Is my
mind tamed? Is my world safe?
It is not facetious to look at the way you eat whenever you feel out
of step with life. Many problems can be alleviated by feeling better
physically, and even if this doesn't remedy things, it will give you a
good basis for coping. Eat a balanced diet rich in nutrients. Take the
time to understand proper nutrition and eat a large variety of foods
according to the seasons. The skillful use of foods is far superior to
medicine.
Next is the difficult mind that seems to have its own interests,
habits, and excesses. The only way to counter this is to guard against
worry, stress, intellectualism, scheming, and desires. This can only
happen through a strong philosophical grounding and by methodical
meditation.
Finally, environmental factors such as weather, natural and man-made
disasters, and socioeconomic problems can break our unity with Tao. To
cope with this, gain as much control over your environment as possible.
Keep your home a haven, have control over your work place, and be
independent enough to face emergencies. It is inevitable that one will
fall in and out of Tao. The wise arrange their lives so that they can
always return to balance.
365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Deng Ming-Dao
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