Verse FiveWhen Confucius asked him about the Way, Lao-tzu said:~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~
Straighten your body, unify your vision, and the harmony of heaven will arrive. Concentrate your knowledge, rectify your assessment, and the spirit will come to abide. Virtue will be receptive to you, the Way will be there for you.
Gaze straight ahead like a newborn calf, without seeking the wherefore; let your body be like a withered tree and your mind like dead ashes. Realize genuine knowledge, and don't use twisted reasoning. Keep yourself open, unminding, and you may attain clarity and all-around mastery. How could this be unknowing?
In the role of parent or employee, the ability to multitask may be viewed as a plus. When so many different things need attention and we are able to handle each one in a rapid order, this tends to lead to greater productivity. One person can accomplish as much as two or more.
While multitasking may well be a virtue in the physical and mental worlds, Lao Tzu is warning that the same cannot be said for the world of vital essence. When we allow our innermost core to be pulled in different directions simultaneously, the spirit suffers and, in time, the whole self suffers too.
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While multitasking may well be a virtue in the physical and mental worlds, Lao Tzu is warning that the same cannot be said for the world of vital essence. When we allow our innermost core to be pulled in different directions simultaneously, the spirit suffers and, in time, the whole self suffers too.
This post is part of a series. For an introduction, go here.
It reads very much like a guide to single pointed meditation.
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