Path Of Six Ways
Body stands on the steps,
The heart’s lamp shines,
Window opens wide,
Light reaches far,
Companionship warms,
The cold path is sought.
Body and foundation: exercise and discipline.
Inner steadiness: writing and reflection.
Language and vision: learning and exchange.
Wisdom and tools: support and expansion.
Connection and warmth: shared purpose, kindred minds.
Courage and choice: independence and exploration.
- Body stands upon the steps, roots in earth, breath and bone move to generate strength.
- Heart’s lamp kindles in stillness, illuminating itself in the dark, steady without glare.
- The window opens, wind and words flow in, and the world widens through speech.
- Light comes from afar, as reason and skill extend, piercing through veils of mist.
- The path shared with others grows warm in the echo of hearts.
- Yet the cold path, solitary and clear, is the explorer’s way, the trial of freedom.
The path of six ways ascends through body and mind, from root to light, from self to others, from warmth to cold. Body is the step, heart the lamp, speech the window, wisdom the light, companionship the ally, courage the path. Walk these six steps: inner order arises, outer openness unfolds.