One of my favorite poets and monks is Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk who died accidentally while attending a Buddhist conference in India. This is one of his poems that I have frequently turned to for reflection. For those unfamiliar with the word "Tao", substitute the words "the Way".
Fishes are born in water
Men are born in Tao
If fishes, born in water,
Seek the deep shadow
Of pond and pool,
All their needs
Are satisfied.
If man, born in Tao,
Sinks into the deep shadow
Of non-action
To forget aggression and concern,
He lacks nothing
His life is secure.
Moral: "All the fish needs is to get lost water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
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