Tao Te Cheng (Verse 10)

While nourishing both mind and body
Can you keep them joined in Unity
While focusing your awareness in the present moment
Can you retain the flexibility of a child
Turning inward to your deep still center
Can you fill it with the purest light
While showing respect and compassion for others can you avoid interfering
As conditions of life expand and then contract again
Can you remain grounded in your stance
Now this clear eyed openness to the ebb and flow
Can it be maintained without straining
Birthing and nourishing
Creating and grasping
Acting without presuming
Guiding without controlling
This is integrity
The profound virtue