have all of your stuff 20% of it is what you use all of your clothes in your
you use all of your clothes in your
you use all of your clothes in your closet 23 just keep using the same 20%
closet 23 just keep using the same 20%
closet 23 just keep using the same 20% over 80% of the clothing that you have
over 80% of the clothing that you have
over 80% of the clothing that you have in your in your closet for so many
in your in your closet for so many
in your in your closet for so many people is something that you never use
people is something that you never use
people is something that you never use you don’t work you look at it you store
you don’t work you look at it you store
you don’t work you look at it you store it you think well there might come a day
it you think well there might come a day
it you think well there might come a day I can’t part with that even though
I can’t part with that even though
I can’t part with that even though you’ve been carting it around every time
you’ve been carting it around every time
you’ve been carting it around every time you move you move it and you put it take
you move you move it and you put it take
you move you move it and you put it take the 80% that you don’t use so it’s love
the 80% that you don’t use so it’s love
the 80% that you don’t use so it’s love to and give it away give it away loves
to and give it away give it away loves
to and give it away give it away loves who says that when your cup is full stop
who says that when your cup is full stop
who says that when your cup is full stop for it when your cup is full stop
for it when your cup is full stop
for it when your cup is full stop chlorine we have an obesity crisis in
chlorine we have an obesity crisis in
chlorine we have an obesity crisis in the United States in the Western world
the United States in the Western world
the United States in the Western world the obesity crisis can be handled if you
the obesity crisis can be handled if you
the obesity crisis can be handled if you just read the doll if you realize in
just read the doll if you realize in
just read the doll if you realize in verse 33 it says if you realize you have
verse 33 it says if you realize you have
verse 33 it says if you realize you have enough you are truly rich if you could
enough you are truly rich if you could
enough you are truly rich if you could just learn something called portion
just learn something called portion
just learn something called portion control well you just take a bite and
control well you just take a bite and
control well you just take a bite and you say is my cup full stop stop calling
you say is my cup full stop stop calling
you say is my cup full stop stop calling in other words instead of filling
in other words instead of filling
in other words instead of filling yourself with with that which is already
yourself with with that which is already
yourself with with that which is already a surplus and the Dow it teaches us to
a surplus and the Dow it teaches us to
a surplus and the Dow it teaches us to take surpluses and to reduce them and to
take surpluses and to reduce them and to
take surpluses and to reduce them and to take deficiencies and increase them so
take deficiencies and increase them so
take deficiencies and increase them so that we create balance in our lives to
that we create balance in our lives to
that we create balance in our lives to be in balance you can take the jewelry
be in balance you can take the jewelry
be in balance you can take the jewelry that you don’t use you can take the
that you don’t use you can take the
that you don’t use you can take the clothing it and then once you’ve given
clothing it and then once you’ve given
clothing it and then once you’ve given away the 80% that you don’t use take one
away the 80% that you don’t use take one
away the 80% that you don’t use take one of the things that you really like and
of the things that you really like and
of the things that you really like and practice giving that away it’s such a
practice giving that away it’s such a
practice giving that away it’s such a wonderful way listen to this poem it was
wonderful way listen to this poem it was
wonderful way listen to this poem it was written by a great Persian poet named
written by a great Persian poet named
written by a great Persian poet named Hafiz says even after all this time the
Hafiz says even after all this time the
Hafiz says even after all this time the son never says to the earth you owe me
son never says to the earth you owe me
son never says to the earth you owe me just look what happens with a love like
just look what happens with a love like
just look what happens with a love like that it lights up the whole sky it
that it lights up the whole sky it
that it lights up the whole sky it lights up the whole sky
lights up the whole sky
lights up the whole sky there’s no always there’s no always you
there’s no always there’s no always you
there’s no always there’s no always you don’t have to be you can practice living
don’t have to be you can practice living
don’t have to be you can practice living a state of contentment this was so
a state of contentment this was so
a state of contentment this was so powerful for me you just can’t imagine
powerful for me you just can’t imagine
powerful for me you just can’t imagine how good it felt for one entire year to
how good it felt for one entire year to
how good it felt for one entire year to walk through every day and say I’m
walk through every day and say I’m
walk through every day and say I’m content I’m content I start out every
content I’m content I start out every
content I’m content I start out every morning of my life the first word javi
morning of my life the first word javi
morning of my life the first word javi says if there’s only one prayer that you
says if there’s only one prayer that you
says if there’s only one prayer that you say every day make it thank you
say every day make it thank you
say every day make it thank you just say thank you that’s how I start
just say thank you that’s how I start
just say thank you that’s how I start wake up thank you God thank you thank
wake up thank you God thank you thank
wake up thank you God thank you thank you source Thank You Dow whatever you
you source Thank You Dow whatever you
you source Thank You Dow whatever you want to call the opening line of the Dow
want to call the opening line of the Dow
want to call the opening line of the Dow says the Dow that can be named is not
says the Dow that can be named is not
says the Dow that can be named is not the Dow as soon as you put a name on it
the Dow as soon as you put a name on it
the Dow as soon as you put a name on it it dissolves there’s no name for it it’s
it dissolves there’s no name for it it’s
it dissolves there’s no name for it it’s just endlessly invisibly constantly in a
just endlessly invisibly constantly in a
just endlessly invisibly constantly in a state of creating out of a state of love
state of creating out of a state of love
state of creating out of a state of love the next thought that the doll teaches
the next thought that the doll teaches
the next thought that the doll teaches us to change change your thoughts change
us to change change your thoughts change
us to change change your thoughts change your life you really do see so much of
your life you really do see so much of
your life you really do see so much of the previous PBS specials that I’ve done
the previous PBS specials that I’ve done
the previous PBS specials that I’ve done on inspiration and intention these were
on inspiration and intention these were
on inspiration and intention these were teaching people generically how to think
teaching people generically how to think
teaching people generically how to think differently what Lao Tzu taught me was
differently what Lao Tzu taught me was
differently what Lao Tzu taught me was what to specifically think in place of
what to specifically think in place of
what to specifically think in place of thinking back instead of thinking that I
thinking back instead of thinking that I
thinking back instead of thinking that I don’t trust my nature he said trust your
don’t trust my nature he said trust your
don’t trust my nature he said trust your nature instead of saying I need more he
nature instead of saying I need more he
nature instead of saying I need more he said you need less more is less that
said you need less more is less that
said you need less more is less that comes right out of the dock next thought
comes right out of the dock next thought
comes right out of the dock next thought move from thinking in a rigid way to
move from thinking in a rigid way to
move from thinking in a rigid way to thinking and being flexible soft and
thinking and being flexible soft and
thinking and being flexible soft and allowing from rigidity to softness what
allowing from rigidity to softness what
allowing from rigidity to softness what a wonderful transformation that is I was
a wonderful transformation that is I was
a wonderful transformation that is I was standing looking at with my son plan and
standing looking at with my son plan and
standing looking at with my son plan and we were on Maui and we were looking at
we were on Maui and we were looking at
we were on Maui and we were looking at water
water
water as water was going against some rocks
as water was going against some rocks
as water was going against some rocks and some cliffs and so on and in these
and some cliffs and so on and in these
and some cliffs and so on and in these pictures in this in this moment I said
pictures in this in this moment I said
pictures in this in this moment I said to my son I said which do you think is
to my son I said which do you think is
to my son I said which do you think is stronger the water or the cliff the
stronger the water or the cliff the
stronger the water or the cliff the water or the rocks which one do you
water or the rocks which one do you
water or the rocks which one do you think is more powerful and stronger and
think is more powerful and stronger and
think is more powerful and stronger and he said well he said the rocks obviously
he said well he said the rocks obviously
he said well he said the rocks obviously they’re stronger and they’re bigger and
they’re stronger and they’re bigger and
they’re stronger and they’re bigger and only two but I said water is very very
only two but I said water is very very
only two but I said water is very very patient isn’t it how much chance to
patient isn’t it how much chance to
patient isn’t it how much chance to those rocks have if there were if they
those rocks have if there were if they
those rocks have if there were if they want to survive I mean what chance do
want to survive I mean what chance do
want to survive I mean what chance do they have that would and and Lao Tzu is
they have that would and and Lao Tzu is
they have that would and and Lao Tzu is speaking to us about understanding our
speaking to us about understanding our
speaking to us about understanding our nature by examining how nature works and
nature by examining how nature works and
nature by examining how nature works and then making it apply to our thoughts so
then making it apply to our thoughts so
then making it apply to our thoughts so that a soft thought a thought that isn’t
that a soft thought a thought that isn’t
that a soft thought a thought that isn’t a rigid thought a thought that doesn’t
a rigid thought a thought that doesn’t
a rigid thought a thought that doesn’t say you have to be this way or you have
say you have to be this way or you have
say you have to be this way or you have to be that way a thought that is not
to be that way a thought that is not
to be that way a thought that is not stiff a thought that water he there are
stiff a thought that water he there are
stiff a thought that water he there are so many references to water and what we
so many references to water and what we
so many references to water and what we can learn from water here 75% water the
can learn from water here 75% water the
can learn from water here 75% water the planet is 75% water we are water the
planet is 75% water we are water the
planet is 75% water we are water the rest of us is just muscled water it’s
rest of us is just muscled water it’s
rest of us is just muscled water it’s just it’s all water and water is soft
just it’s all water and water is soft
just it’s all water and water is soft water can enter anywhere you get into a
water can enter anywhere you get into a
water can enter anywhere you get into a conflict with somebody else and you
conflict with somebody else and you
conflict with somebody else and you picture yourself as water you can enter
picture yourself as water you can enter
picture yourself as water you can enter with water in any place that there’s an
with water in any place that there’s an
with water in any place that there’s an opening if you can visualize yourself as
opening if you can visualize yourself as
opening if you can visualize yourself as a being who moves into the space of
a being who moves into the space of
a being who moves into the space of water if you can see yourself that way
water if you can see yourself that way
water if you can see yourself that way you can just enter into those places and
you can just enter into those places and
you can just enter into those places and the people that you love and your
the people that you love and your
the people that you love and your children and your spouse and anyone at
children and your spouse and anyone at
children and your spouse and anyone at all and and enter there softly here’s
all and and enter there softly here’s
all and and enter there softly here’s verse 8 the supreme good is water which
verse 8 the supreme good is water which
verse 8 the supreme good is water which nourishes all things without trying to
nourishes all things without trying to
nourishes all things without trying to and verse 78 right smack out of the
and verse 78 right smack out of the
and verse 78 right smack out of the doubt nothing in the world is softer and
doubt nothing in the world is softer and
doubt nothing in the world is softer and weaker than water
weaker than water
weaker than water but for attacking the heart the
but for attacking the heart the
but for attacking the heart the unyielding nothing can surpass it there
unyielding nothing can surpass it there
unyielding nothing can surpass it there is nothing like it here it is I asked
is nothing like it here it is I asked
is nothing like it here it is I asked when they designed this set this
when they designed this set this
when they designed this set this beautiful set of Thank You designers for
beautiful set of Thank You designers for
beautiful set of Thank You designers for this I asked if I could have water on
this I asked if I could have water on
this I asked if I could have water on the on the stage they did it they
the on the stage they did it they
the on the stage they did it they figured it out there’s above now I’m
figured it out there’s above now I’m
figured it out there’s above now I’m going to try to get some of this water
going to try to get some of this water
going to try to get some of this water okay so you get down here and it just
okay so you get down here and it just
okay so you get down here and it just stuff aller just scoop this up at night
stuff aller just scoop this up at night
stuff aller just scoop this up at night okay no tighter you hold it the less
okay no tighter you hold it the less
okay no tighter you hold it the less chance you have of doing anything with
chance you have of doing anything with
chance you have of doing anything with it isn’t it how can I experience water
it isn’t it how can I experience water
it isn’t it how can I experience water the way to experience water is to just
the way to experience water is to just
the way to experience water is to just get saw just get unbending and there it
get saw just get unbending and there it
get saw just get unbending and there it is that’s what water is the minute that
is that’s what water is the minute that
is that’s what water is the minute that grass but the minute I try and Lao Tzu
grass but the minute I try and Lao Tzu
grass but the minute I try and Lao Tzu is saying the same thing is true in
is saying the same thing is true in
is saying the same thing is true in everything in your life the more you
everything in your life the more you
everything in your life the more you glass the more you try to hold on to it
glass the more you try to hold on to it
glass the more you try to hold on to it the more you try to be rigid with it the
the more you try to be rigid with it the
the more you try to be rigid with it the less control you have them the softer
less control you have them the softer
less control you have them the softer you are the less rigid you are the more
you are the less rigid you are the more
you are the less rigid you are the more flexible you are as a person the more
flexible you are as a person the more
flexible you are as a person the more you can accomplish and this is a great
you can accomplish and this is a great
you can accomplish and this is a great way to practice in parenting as well and
way to practice in parenting as well and
way to practice in parenting as well and this idea that a rigid thought how many
this idea that a rigid thought how many
this idea that a rigid thought how many times have you heard this idea that if I
times have you heard this idea that if I
times have you heard this idea that if I tell you something I’m going to stay
tell you something I’m going to stay
tell you something I’m going to stay consistent with it we have a set of
consistent with it we have a set of
consistent with it we have a set of rules these are the rules and we’ll do
rules these are the rules and we’ll do
rules these are the rules and we’ll do it this way in the Dow it says the more
it this way in the Dow it says the more
it this way in the Dow it says the more rules you make the more rule breakers
rules you make the more rule breakers
rules you make the more rule breakers you create
you create
you create it’s true the more rules you have in
it’s true the more rules you have in
it’s true the more rules you have in your house about how everything has to
your house about how everything has to
your house about how everything has to go we had in our house my wife would
go we had in our house my wife would
go we had in our house my wife would have a big jar of mm penis you know
have a big jar of mm penis you know
have a big jar of mm penis you know different with all these different
different with all these different
different with all these different multicolored ones and so and the kids in
multicolored ones and so and the kids in
multicolored ones and so and the kids in our house because we didn’t feed them
our house because we didn’t feed them
our house because we didn’t feed them sugar and we didn’t give them sodas and
sugar and we didn’t give them sodas and
sugar and we didn’t give them sodas and stuff like that so they you know they
stuff like that so they you know they
stuff like that so they you know they were just more like a decoration every
were just more like a decoration every
were just more like a decoration every once in a while someone would take them
once in a while someone would take them
once in a while someone would take them they’d hardly ever be replaced now when
they’d hardly ever be replaced now when
they’d hardly ever be replaced now when we had kids come over to our house who
we had kids come over to our house who
we had kids come over to our house who weren’t ever allowed to have such
weren’t ever allowed to have such
weren’t ever allowed to have such horrible things you should have seen
horrible things you should have seen
horrible things you should have seen their behavior you know they would scoop
their behavior you know they would scoop
their behavior you know they would scoop them up they’d be putting them in their
them up they’d be putting them in their
them up they’d be putting them in their pocket and then get their curses and
pocket and then get their curses and
pocket and then get their curses and they don’t put it up you know the whole
they don’t put it up you know the whole
they don’t put it up you know the whole thing would be empty I said what are you
thing would be empty I said what are you
thing would be empty I said what are you doing well well you mean you could just
doing well well you mean you could just
doing well well you mean you could just have these whenever you want them as
have these whenever you want them as
have these whenever you want them as well we don’t really have any rules
well we don’t really have any rules
well we don’t really have any rules about that it’s just it’s not something
about that it’s just it’s not something
about that it’s just it’s not something that we encourage or discourage it’s
that we encourage or discourage it’s
that we encourage or discourage it’s just there it’s like Emerson had a
just there it’s like Emerson had a
just there it’s like Emerson had a wonderful line he said a foolish
wonderful line he said a foolish
wonderful line he said a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little
consistency is the hobgoblin of little
consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds a foolish consistency a rigid
minds a foolish consistency a rigid
minds a foolish consistency a rigid consistency so that there are many
consistency so that there are many
consistency so that there are many people who will say if I say it on
people who will say if I say it on
people who will say if I say it on Monday you can be absolutely certain
Monday you can be absolutely certain
Monday you can be absolutely certain that on Wednesday I’m going to believe
that on Wednesday I’m going to believe
that on Wednesday I’m going to believe the same thing regardless of what might
the same thing regardless of what might
the same thing regardless of what might happen on Tuesday now Tuesday might have
happen on Tuesday now Tuesday might have
happen on Tuesday now Tuesday might have something real that you might want to be
something real that you might want to be
something real that you might want to be changing your mind you might want to say
changing your mind you might want to say
changing your mind you might want to say you know I thought that this time but
you know I thought that this time but
you know I thought that this time but now I’ve seen this and now we can shift
now I’ve seen this and now we can shift
now I’ve seen this and now we can shift and you can see how this can become when
and you can see how this can become when
and you can see how this can become when and so much about the dollars on
and so much about the dollars on
and so much about the dollars on leadership leadership in the family
leadership leadership in the family
leadership leadership in the family leadership in the community leadership
leadership in the community leadership
leadership in the community leadership geopolitically less rigidity more
geopolitically less rigidity more
geopolitically less rigidity more openness more willingness to listen and
openness more willingness to listen and
openness more willingness to listen and say I changed my mind because a foolish
say I changed my mind because a foolish
say I changed my mind because a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of
consistency is the hobgoblin of
consistency is the hobgoblin of mind and what I believed on Wednesday
mind and what I believed on Wednesday
mind and what I believed on Wednesday has changed because of what happened on
has changed because of what happened on
has changed because of what happened on Tuesday now another important thing to
Tuesday now another important thing to
Tuesday now another important thing to say to your children to your friends to
say to your children to your friends to
say to your children to your friends to your lover to your spouse’s to whomever
your lover to your spouse’s to whomever
your lover to your spouse’s to whomever to the people you work with words that
to the people you work with words that
to the people you work with words that were so terrified to say but which give
were so terrified to say but which give
were so terrified to say but which give us a sense of living with the DAO I
us a sense of living with the DAO I
us a sense of living with the DAO I don’t know I don’t know I’ll look it up
don’t know I don’t know I’ll look it up
don’t know I don’t know I’ll look it up say it I don’t know
say it I don’t know
say it I don’t know doesn’t hurt say it again I don’t know
doesn’t hurt say it again I don’t know
doesn’t hurt say it again I don’t know isn’t it fearful I make so many fear and
isn’t it fearful I make so many fear and
isn’t it fearful I make so many fear and it’s like very freeing because my kids
it’s like very freeing because my kids
it’s like very freeing because my kids call ask me something I think I don’t
call ask me something I think I don’t
call ask me something I think I don’t know they say dad you know everything
know they say dad you know everything
know they say dad you know everything you know everything I said well I don’t
you know everything I said well I don’t
you know everything I said well I don’t know that and I’ll look it up but we’ll
know that and I’ll look it up but we’ll
know that and I’ll look it up but we’ll try to find an answer to this but I
try to find an answer to this but I
try to find an answer to this but I don’t quite know I know that what even
don’t quite know I know that what even
don’t quite know I know that what even you know I spent 20 years running and I
you know I spent 20 years running and I
you know I spent 20 years running and I ran every day for 20 years for 22 years
ran every day for 20 years for 22 years
ran every day for 20 years for 22 years without missing a day 8 miles never
without missing a day 8 miles never
without missing a day 8 miles never missed a day that’s Richard all right
missed a day that’s Richard all right
missed a day that’s Richard all right I’m call that obsessive
I’m call that obsessive
I’m call that obsessive but you brush your teeth every day I
but you brush your teeth every day I
but you brush your teeth every day I used to say and you don’t call that
used to say and you don’t call that
used to say and you don’t call that obsessive and you go to the bathroom
obsessive and you go to the bathroom
obsessive and you go to the bathroom every day and you don’t think well he’s
every day and you don’t think well he’s
every day and you don’t think well he’s obsessively doing that again today you
obsessively doing that again today you
obsessively doing that again today you don’t do that but anyway what I learned
don’t do that but anyway what I learned
don’t do that but anyway what I learned is that in even in the world of exercise
is that in even in the world of exercise
is that in even in the world of exercise there are certain things that are built
there are certain things that are built
there are certain things that are built in to make us widget to make us stiff to
in to make us widget to make us stiff to
in to make us widget to make us stiff to make us hard and we live and we run and
make us hard and we live and we run and
make us hard and we live and we run and we kick and we this is what we call get
we kick and we this is what we call get
we kick and we this is what we call get working out there’s another kind of
working out there’s another kind of
working out there’s another kind of working out that it’s ancient it goes
working out that it’s ancient it goes
working out that it’s ancient it goes back to the time of Lao Tzu and before
back to the time of Lao Tzu and before
back to the time of Lao Tzu and before which is called yoga and yoga means
which is called yoga and yoga means
which is called yoga and yoga means union it means union with your source
union it means union with your source
union it means union with your source and when you do yoga you can stay in the
and when you do yoga you can stay in the
and when you do yoga you can stay in the same place you can do the equivalent of
same place you can do the equivalent of
same place you can do the equivalent of eight miles nice to run eight miles I
eight miles nice to run eight miles I
eight miles nice to run eight miles I had to run four miles that way turn
had to run four miles that way turn
had to run four miles that way turn around
around
around miles back and I’d be sweating now I can
miles back and I’d be sweating now I can
miles back and I’d be sweating now I can do yoga and I can just stand in one
do yoga and I can just stand in one
do yoga and I can just stand in one place in a 90 minute by being supple by
place in a 90 minute by being supple by
place in a 90 minute by being supple by making myself stretched by not being
making myself stretched by not being
making myself stretched by not being hard and rigid I can you know I can get
hard and rigid I can you know I can get
hard and rigid I can you know I can get that out there I can get that leg up I
that out there I can get that leg up I
that out there I can get that leg up I can do these kinds of things and nine
can do these kinds of things and nine
can do these kinds of things and nine and ninety minutes later you know it’s
and ninety minutes later you know it’s
and ninety minutes later you know it’s like I’m totally sweating until it and I
like I’m totally sweating until it and I
like I’m totally sweating until it and I feel so different I used to when I would
feel so different I used to when I would
feel so different I used to when I would go out at night to eat or something
go out at night to eat or something
go out at night to eat or something after running so many miles running
after running so many miles running
after running so many miles running marathons and doing those things I’d go
marathons and doing those things I’d go
marathons and doing those things I’d go to get up and it would be okay it’s
to get up and it would be okay it’s
to get up and it would be okay it’s going to take a little while everything
going to take a little while everything
going to take a little while everything hotel that doesn’t happen anymore
hotel that doesn’t happen anymore
hotel that doesn’t happen anymore because I’ve given up hard
because I’ve given up hard
because I’ve given up hard I’ve given up being rigid and
I’ve given up being rigid and
I’ve given up being rigid and substituted it for being supple for
substituted it for being supple for
substituted it for being supple for being flexible for living a life in
being flexible for living a life in
being flexible for living a life in which I don’t have to always be Sofia
which I don’t have to always be Sofia
which I don’t have to always be Sofia listen to this verse of the daodejing
listen to this verse of the daodejing
listen to this verse of the daodejing it’s one of my all-time favorites verse
it’s one of my all-time favorites verse
it’s one of my all-time favorites verse number 76 a man is born gentle and weak
number 76 a man is born gentle and weak
number 76 a man is born gentle and weak at his death he becomes hard and stiff
at his death he becomes hard and stiff
at his death he becomes hard and stiff all things including the grass and the
all things including the grass and the
all things including the grass and the trees are soft and pliable in life dry
trees are soft and pliable in life dry
trees are soft and pliable in life dry and brittle in depth stiffness is thus a
and brittle in depth stiffness is thus a
and brittle in depth stiffness is thus a companion in death flexibility is a
companion in death flexibility is a
companion in death flexibility is a companion in life and it’s not just for
companion in life and it’s not just for
companion in life and it’s not just for how you exercise it’s how you think how
how you exercise it’s how you think how
how you exercise it’s how you think how you think
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