![]() ![]() What should I do now?” Sono immediately said, “‘Thanks for everything. “I’ve said your prayer over and over, and yet nothing in my life has changed I’m still the same selfish person as before. Mitchells is not a literal translation but he stays true to the theme and it is an excellent introduction the wisdom of the Tao. I have no complaint whatsoever.’” The man did as he was instructed, for a whole year, but his heart was still not at peace. The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell Mitchells rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time. One day a fellow Buddhist, having made a long trip to see her, asked, “What can I do to put my heart at rest?” She said, “Every morning and every evening, and whenever anything happens to you, keep on saying, ‘Thanks for everything. ![]() There is a wonderful Japanese story (adapted here from Zenkei Shibayama Roshi’s A Flower Does Not Talk) which portrays this attitude:Ī hundred and fifty years ago there lived a woman named Sono, whose devotion and purity of heart were respected far and wide. Honoring the Tao means respecting the way things are. ![]()
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