life

Who can wait quietly while the mind settles?
Who can remain still until the moment of action?
Observers of life do not seek fulfillment
Not seeking fulfillment they are not swayed by desire for change

Empty yourself of everything, let the mind become still
The 10,000 things rise and fall
While the self watches their return
They grow and flourish and then return to the source
Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of Nature

The way of Nature is unchanging
Knowing constancy is insight
Not knowing constancy leads to disaster
Knowing constancy the mind is open
With an open mind you will be open-hearted

Being open-hearted you will act royally
Being royal you will attain Life
Being Life you will be at one with Life
Being at one with Life is eternal
And though the body dies
Life will never pass away