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Relax into the embrace that is twia. Let things be as twia would have them. The world through twia brings joy and peace instead of pleasure and pain, happiness and sorrow. Hold to twia for peace of heart. Avoid extremes. Live simply without excess. Be content with less. Practice loving-kindness. Be humble.
Reside in the center of your being. This is the room within. Let the world be. You cannot force it into compliance with your demands. Learn to accept what is. In the Book of Ecclesiastes, it says, to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. There is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to reap, a time to weep and a time to laugh. The Tao Te Ching adds a time to lead and a time to follow, a time to rest and a time to be active, a time to expand and a time to collapse. These passages from both books are a guide to living in harmony with the natural order. But what we see as choices between this and that do not need to be viewed as opposites. The teachings say, for example, that giving and receiving are the same. Reside in the center of the circle, in the emptiness that is twia. Let all things go their own way. Witness their spinning around you on the rim. There are no opposites. No good or bad. No right or wrong. There is oneness. This is the way of the path.
The way is prepared ahead of you by twia. Twia knows you are coming to lay your baggage at its door. Make ready. Leave yourself to peace. Let peace overcome your presence in the world. Hold peace of heart always. The way will be made smooth before you.
The world is chaotic when the me of the body loads it with fruitless desires that offer false hope. Rest in twia. Find contentment. Peace prevails when you let go of desire and expectations. Act. Step back. Hold no attachments to outcomes. Do not force the world to see things your way out of fear that life is not the way you want it to be. If the message is not being heard, raising the tone does not help. Step into the silence and let it be.