The teaching
Burnout isn't doing too much. It's doing it wrong.
In parshat Tzav, the kohanim are commanded to keep a continuous fire on the mizbayach — never raging, never fading. They added wood gradually. Tended it with rhythm, not frenzy.
In tai chi we call this relaxed power. Not collapse, not force. Stand for a moment and notice: your legs hold without gripping. The structure sustains without burning itself up.
This is the teaching. Small, steady doses. Same time, same presence. The flame doesn't consume the mizbayach — it lives on it.
Feed your practice the way they fed that fire.
