April 2nd

Accuracy


Make every move count.
Pick your target and hit it.
Perfect concentration means
Effortless flowing.

A life that is spiritual requires focused action. It needs quick reflexes, accurate timing, and abundant skill. That is why followers of Tao are always compounding their self-cultivation : They want the ability to do whatever they want.Each day your life grows a day shorter. Make every move count. All that matters is accomplishing what you envision with the greatest dispatch. Once you do, that aspect of your interest is discharged, and you can then go on to some new interest. If you do not engage in this ongoing process of action, you will never satisfy all the various aspects of the soul, and realization will never fully mature for you.
Some assert that there is no end to desire, so we should undercut our ambition. But this doesn't address the need for satisfaction. We need to have satisfaction in what we do in order to have a good sense of well-being. If we undercut our ambition, then we will never make any achievements nor satisfy our yearnings. This only leaves us with frustration, uncertainty, and timidity. Therefore, to follow Tao, we must identify our inner longings and dispatch them with a hunter's accuracy.

Personal Interpretation


There is no end to desire, but this is not a reason to stop pursuing our interests. We must gain some sense of satisfaction from life, or it will not seem worth living. We are only here on this earth for a limited amount of time. We must make every moment count, pursuing those things which do the most to grant us peace and understanding. We must also strive for accuracy in all that we do, acknowledging the targets of our passions and aiming for the goals we set for ourselves. We can't allow ourselves to be distracted, but should we feel an inner urging to pursue a different path, we should listen. Longing will undo us if it goes unchecked. To some extent it must be satisfied, but neither should our lives be at the mercy of our often capricious feelings and motivations. We must find the balance between pursuing our humanly desires and seeking to see beyond the mortal coil.