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LaoTzusFourRulesforLiving

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LegendhasitthatwhenLaoTzuwasleavingcivilizationhewas
askedbyaguardtowritedownaguideonhowtolivelife.Thisis
howtheTaoTeChingcameintoexistenceandisbyfaroneofthe
widelytranslatedandwellreadbooks.
ThethingabouttheTaoTeChingisthateverytranslationisthe

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interpretationofthetranslatorandthenwhatyougainfromthe
translationisagainbasedonyourperspective.Forexampleletstake
alookatthisverseonvirtue.

Willnotdisplayitashisown
Hisvirtuethenisreal.
Lowvirtuemakesonemissnochance
Toshowhisvirtueoff
Hisvirtuethenisnought.
Highvirtueisatrest
Itknowsnoneedtoact.
Lowvirtueisabusyness
Pretendingtoaccomplishment.
Truly,oncetheWayislost,
Therecomesthenvirtue
Virtuelost,comesthencompassion

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Theaboveversespeaksaboutdifferentlevelsofvirtuethatexistpeoplewithhighvirtueunderstandthattheyare
connectedtothesourceTheyareintheflowoflifeandbehaveaccordingtouniversallaws.Whilepeopleoflower
virtuearesuperficial,theirpurposeofbeingvirtuousisonlytobringattentiontothemselves,whichbringsupagood
question,areyouvirtuousbecauseofthepositiveattentionitbringsyou?
ImparticularlyinterestedinDrWayneDyersunderstandingoftheTaoTeChingrelatedtolivingavirtuouslife,he
callsitTheFourCardinalVirtuesthatwasputforthbyLaoTzu.AccordingtoDyerwhenyoupracticethefour
cardinalvirtuesyoubegintoliveyourlifeinflowwiththeuniverse.Thesevirtuesarenotbasedonsocietal
conditioningbutmoreonthefactthatweallshareacommonsourceandbyfollowingthesevirtueswecanallrealign
ourselveswithourtrueselvestoaccessthepowerandenergythesourcehastooffer.

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Whatarethefourcardinalvirtues?
1)Gentleness
Itstimetoawakenthedivinefeminineineachoneofusthathasbeenoverpoweredbythemasculine.Buthowarewe
goingtodothisanddoesitreallymakeadifferenceifIammoregentleandkind?WordsfromtheDalaiLamacometo
mind~thefirstone,ifyouthinkyouaretoosmalltomakeadifferencetrysleepingwithamosquitointheroom.
Whiletheotheris,ifyouhaveachoicebetweenbeingrightandbeingkind,alwaysbekind.

Fromgentlenessariseskindness,fromkindnessarisesloveandlove
overpowerseverything.Althoughitstoughtoactfromaplaceoflove
everytime,thisiswhenNisargadattasphilosophyofIAmcomes
intoplay.Beforeeveryaction,reactionorthoughtjustquestion
yourselfwhodoyouwanttobe,whoamIorIAmandthenrespond
accordingly.Choosetobebetterversionofyourcurrentself,keep
growingandspreadingthepositive.

ADropintheOcean

"Dignityandlovedonotblend
well,nordotheycontinuelong
together."~Ovid

growingandspreadingthepositive.

2)ReverenceforAllLife
Loveandrespectforalllivingpeople,animals,plantsandcreatures.

EverytimeIreadorwritesomethingontheselines,canthelpbut
havethemovieAvatarflashbyinmyhead.Respectalltheanimals,eventheonesthatareconsideredasfoodandthe
onesthatarenot.Moreimportantlypeople,especiallythosewhochoosetowalkadifferentpathascomparedtoyou.
Icantimaginehowjitteryitmustbetobeapoliceofficerintimeslikethese,upholdingaflawedsystemwithrising
unrest,alllivesmatter.Thedivisionbetweencolor,race,nationalityandreligionisaneffectiveweaponthatisusedto
controlus.Oncewelookbeyondthesemanmadedivisions,itssoeasytoconsidereveryonetobepartofourfamily
andactfromaplaceofkindnessifnotlove.

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3)NaturalSincerity
Ifyouviewourrealitywithanoverviewperspectiveitsprettytoughtofindhonesty,truthandsincerity.Greedhas
takenoverourworldwiththemedia,politicians,corporationsputtingprofitsbeforepeople,andsincerityhasbeen
thrownoutofthewindow.
Itgetsevenmoredifficultforustoactsincerelywhentheworldaroundiscrumblingintoastateofdishonesty.
AccordingtoDyer,ifyoufindthischallenging,tryaffirming,Inolongerneedtobeinsincereordishonest.Thisis
whoIam,andthisishowIfeel.
Alwayskeepinmindyourtruepurposeandbeingsincereisjustanotherflowerbloominginthegardenoflife.

4)BeingSupportive
Irecollectreadingthathelpingothersreleasesthesamekindofrewardingorhappyhormonesashelpingyourself.It
alsohasbeenspokenaboutonnumerousoccasionsthathelpingothersiskeytowellbeingandstayinghappy.Ithelps
bringasenseofmeaningtolife,itdoesntneedtostartonthestreetsbutitsequallyessentialtostartathome,your
friendcircleandmoveontowidercircles.
Whatyousupportisapersonalchoice,yourcallingmaynotbethesameasmine.Butdontgetsostuckwithjust
workingforyourselfbecauseatsomepointoftimeyouneedtostopthinkingofwhatsinitformeandbecomeselfless
toreceivethebountytheuniversehasinstoreforyou.
Neverforget,whatyougiveyoushallreceive.Givelove,givejoy,givehope,itssomethingallofusneed.

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FourRulesforLiving
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