Love of the Tao

The first of the lilacs in our back garden!

Every being in the universe

is an expression of the Tao.

It springs into existence

unconscious, perfect, free,

takes on a physical body,

lets circumstances complete it.

That is why every being

spontaneously honors the Tao.

The Tao gives birth to all beings,

nourishes them, maintains them,

cares for them, comforts them, protects them,

takes them back to itself,

creating without possessing,

acting without expecting,

guiding without interfering.

That is why love of the Tao

is in the very nature of things.

~ Lao-tzu

Tao Te Ching

chapter 51