Posts Tagged "Lao Tzu"
Water, Water…
Nothing in the world, Is as yielding and receptive as water; Yet in attacking the firm and inflexible, Nothing triumphs so well. Because of what it is not, This becomes easy. The receptive triumphs over the inflexible; The yielding triumphs over the rigid -Lao Tzu Tao-te-ching “Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time?” That the river is...
Read MoreSaving Yourself–Saving the World
“Would you like to save the world from the degradation and destruction it seems destined for? Then step away from shallow mass movements and quietly go to work on your own self-awareness. If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift...
Read MoreA Good Traveler
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the master is available to all people and doesn’t reject anyone. He is ready to use all situations and doesn’t waste anything. This is called embodying the light. What is...
Read MoreLetting it Go
“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning.” — Lao Tzu “If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.” — Ajahn Chah We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. —...
Read MoreMy teaching is nonsense…
Some say that my teaching is nonsense others call it lofty but impractical. But to those who have looked inside themselves, this nonsense makes perfect sense. And to those who put it into practice this loftiness has roots that go deep. I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and in thoughts, you return to the...
Read MoreBe At Peace
Empty your mind of all thoughts let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate being in the universe returns to the common source, Returning to the source is serenity. If you don’t realize the source, you stumble in confusion and sorrow. When you realize where you come from, you naturally become...
Read MoreLike Water
“The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It flows to low places loathed by all men. Therefore, it is like the Tao. Live in accordance with the nature of things. In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling be just. In action, watch the timing No fight: No...
Read MoreThe Tao
Every being in the universe is an expression of the Tao. It springs into existence, unconscious,perfect,free, takes on a physical body, lets circumstances complete it. That is why every being spontaneously honors the Tao. The Tao gives birth to all beings nourishes them, maintains them, cares for them, comforts them,protects them takes them back to itself, creating without possessing, acting...
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