Preparation

Preparation for anything starts with a correct perspective of that particular event in our life. If perspective is skewed then preparation suffers. The perspective gets skewed if result of that event becomes unduly prominent in our mind. If result becomes all important then the process of preparation suffers. Mind dwells in future and not on the present which is equivalent to the ongoing process of preparation. Hence the preparation should be process oriented and not result oriented. There has to be an appreciation that logical efforts depend on the data available for any preparation. If all the data is available then logic is accurate. However in the universal design all the data is impossible to get hence logic tends to be inaccurate in one single instance. Fate intervenes in various ways which are usually unforeseen. Hence doing something our "efforts" are dependant on fate and the fate is dependant on efforts. Correct attitude towards any event takes into consideration these facts.
Physical preparation thus includes correct breathing i.e. abdominal breathing. It influences both mind and body and the organism is in the healing mode.
Awareness is then accumulated bit by bit. Awareness leads to right action. Right action leads to right result. This "Right Result" is right from Universal perspective and not from individual perspective. If Universal perspective and individual perspective coincide there is no failure, no grief, no sadness. Thus is Tao.