Living The Wisdom of The Tao.
Verse 12.

Through the inspirations of my spiritual mentor Dr. Wayne Dyer,
I have undertaken this year, (as he did in 2006), the teachings of the
eighty-one verses of the "Tao Te Ching." Legend says that the "Tao"
(pronounced "Dao") was written by the prophet "Lao-tzu" some five
hundred years before the birth of Christ. The interpretations of the words
Tao is "The Way" Te is "The Shape and Power" and Ching is "The Book."
It has been called "one of the profoundest books in world philosophy."
For my references I have been studying the interpretations and teachings of
Dr. Dyer from his book "Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life."
In the spirit of Eagle Eye, here is my inspired (poetic) interpretation of
Verse 12.

                   Inner.


            Sense that inner place...
             deep in the darkness
          of that which lives within.
              Trust...noble sage
     the knowledge of your wisdom;
       For it is better to allow what is
                     within;
          Than to constantly search,
                for that which is
                     without.
              The wise knows
   that there is bounty and abundance
           in the invisible world of
     energy, essence, and conviction.
             The "inner" garden of
                    All Creation.
             Cultivate and weed...
              Trust and celebrate;
                   All that comes;
                 From nowhere...
                            to
                      now here.
                   Like a magnet;
                       Drawn,
              the forces are within.
                    Manifesting,
       as a perfect idea in the imagination
                    of the inner self....
                  Where nothing...
                               is,
                       "Everything."

Live. Inspired.

Ray Paul