1. The Two Subtle Foundations
1. formlessness
2. unity

2. The Three Subtle Dynamics of Change
1. harmony/disharmony
2. balance/imbalance
3. stillness/motion

3. The Two Subtle Strategies
1. taking form
2. choose the incommensurable instead of the opposite

“Do not abandon the roots to govern the branches.”

Deep Presence
Emptiness
Compassion
Joy
Enlightenment

Strong Knowledge
What Matters
Yourself
Opposition
Situation

Subtle Gates
Courage
Contentment
Confidence

Obvious Powers
Strength
Strategy
Wisdom

Subtle Powers
Humility
Simplicity
Calmness
Silence

Powers that Build Power
Learning
Habits
Perception

 

Clear Perception is to see what is there and to not see what is not there.

Deep Perception is to see beneath the surface and the apparent.

Profound Perception is to see beyond patterns.

Imaginative Perception is to see what is not there and to not see what is there.

Mindfulness is to be entirely attentive each moment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walking 
through shadows on the street, or biking:
branches with young leaves.

Beyond brambles
of habits and desire: something interesting
I can’t quite see.