“Those who lives the Tao ( “sacred intuition” ) acts in their life and dealings as water acts in nature. Water does not resist, yet it conquers all; it is tasteless — suggesting the invisibility of the Tao — yet life-giving. It moves through all that lives and in movement remains clear and pure. It is supple, flexible, and humble; it does not compete” ~Taoism
Water covers 75 percent of the earth’s surface and also is 75 percent of our body weight… the major role of water helps us define our true nature…interestingly, water flows in ways consistent with our intuitive process and rather free from rational thinking.
Water resist containment and seeks ways to move on a journey of its own inclination…our rational self continually tries to meet definite expectations and goals….but the intuitive process wants to be free to follow its own unique course.
A river flows, not in a fixed route, rather it follows the contour of the land and, if the landscape changes, the river changes course…change is usually dreaded by the rational self which wants to maintain fixed goals…while our intuitionis flexible continually open to new directions.
The river follows the easiest route, the path of least resistance and its movement is effortless…our rational self follows set goals requiring much effort and resistance….but intuition is relatively free from the motivations of the self and its movements are largely effortless and free from resistance.
At times the river will disappear, deep underground but will resurface eventually…the obsessed rational mind is unable to forget itself… while intuition is able to lose itself in enjoyable activities.
