Theory without product is a waste. Take action and produce result. Discover the wisdom and find out why great and not great . Must have not great to learn. Get your feet wet, get your feet dirty and then try to learn from wet and dirty. Be down to earth. Don’t try to be a god or goddess. You can’t understand a mother’s love unless you’ve born a child and experienced the joy, trials and pain.
Do you apply the Taoist principles in your life? Do you walk the talk? If you’re not happy go back and chew on your books and notes some more. Taoists are critical but later pat you on the back, validate. Lead the practice, don’t follow. If you are following then you are waiting to grow into heaven. Most of us follow life. A leader learns to follow the force and then eventually to direct the force.
How do you put theory into practice? For example, with anger, are you going to follow it to death or to joy? Forgiveness is god’s nature in you. Kindness, mercy, forgiveness are our nature. Think twice in your heart, when you demand bonus from Tao, you just lost your credit. People who practice Tai Chi say: “I put my heart in you.” I have no ego; very spooky…then the world is beautiful and cheerful.
The Three Treasures give you the ability to put your heart in someone else’s. This is the quality of the instructor. The smart instructor cherishes students. Teacher has mentality of service – instructor is to serve. “I’m willing to serve you…that is what is so extraordinary. I will bend down to serve. Let me help you climb up." A master is not self named. True virtue stature is to be awarded by putting you in position. Among any three people there is always a teacher. Empty heart and be open and empty.
Check your behavior, wisdom, internals 3 times a day. Check your character, what is your present? Ask yourself “am I kind today, am I happy today?” See what character, what spirit you have presented today. This creates the wisdom for tomorrow. A conscious person does this. Check yourself every day then you never need a mirror to see yourself. We can then do better tomorrow.
Always appreciate what you gained rather than lamenting what you lost, then you will feel no anger or hate from the loss and you can feel peaceful for the loss.