Over 81 consecutive weeks, beginning in 2018 and ending in 2020, I adapted the 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching into kindness verses, one each week, as part of a personal meditation practice.
The idea of this project was (and is) to consider the ancient wisdom of the Tao through the lens of 21st-century kindness.
I shared my verses online as a way to center my practice and to offer them to others who might find them useful. –Andy
01 – Trust, Do Your Part
02 – Opposites Merge
03 – Relax and Act
04 – Kindness is Bottomless
05 – Understand What Endures
06 – All Is All There Ever Is
07 – Designed to Last
08 – Simply Move Simply
09 – The Root of Kindness
10 – Heaven on Earth
11 – Kindness Opens Doors
12 – We Have Everything
13 – At One With the Divine
14 – Eternity in a Split Second
15 – Stillness Settles the Mind
16 – A Spark of the Divine Light
17 – Wonderful Things Are Taking Place
18 – Align With Nature
19 – Being of Service
20 – Somewhere in the Ocean
21 – Expressions of the Center
22 – Yield to Move Forward
23 – Kindness Follows You
24 – A Normal Day
25 – Breathe
26 – Meditations Both Still & Moving
27 – Never Be Lost
28 – Understand the Tree
29 – Harmony
30 – The Thorn and the Rose Are One
31 – Strive For Mercy, Seek Kindness
32 – Water Flows Without Judgment
33 – Live in Perpetuity
34 – Ubiquity
35 – Kindness is All Around Us
36 – You Are Just Breathing
37 – Acts of Kindness Take Place
38 – Release the Need to Be Kind
39 – The Blossom is the Root
40 – Kindness is a Human Being
41 – Look for the Positive
42 – Emptiness Offers Room to Grow
43 – Be Soft
44 – Human Beings Are Called!
45 – Experiencing Kindness
46 – Moving Toward
47 – Still Your Heart
48 – The Flow of Life
49 – With Reflection
50 – Life is Everlasting
51 – The Nature of All Things
52 – There is a Light Within
53 – Makes Sense to Everyone
54 – Learn the Melody
55 – Wide-Eyed With Awe & Wonder
56 – Recognize Your Essence
57 – People Become Kind
58 – Kindness Cannot Be Forced
59 – Years of Kindness Make a Joyous Life
60 – Friendliness is Restored
61 – Lasting Peace
62 – Life’s Ever-Present Remedy
63 – Significance Results
64 – Learn By Letting Go
65 – Spontaneously Kind
66 – Kindness Yields
67 – Three Things to Practice
68 – The Spirit of the Game
69 – Benevolence Understands Compassion
70 – To Love, Be Loving
71 – The Universe Heals Itself
72 – Innate Enthusiasm
73 – An Infinite Game of Love
74 – Kindness Regulates Itself
75 – You Know What To Do
76 – Tenderness Warms
77 – Efficiency in Balance
78 – Help Without Helping
79 – So Much Love to Share
80 – Next Door, A Dog is Barking
81 – Achieve Heaven on Earth
Kind Living 