Wisdom from Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching 22
If you want to become full, let yourself be empty
Wisdom from Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching 22
If you want to become full, let yourself be empty
Soon Teo is fascinated about the power of Tao and wants to share. In addition to writing about Tao and how it can be used to improve one's quality of life, he is also a practitioner of tai chi, qigong and meditation.
Secret to living a long, healthy and happy life For thousands of years, people have been intrigued by the question of how one can age gracefully without losing vitality. Is there an answer? Yes, and you can find it in Tao. Make Tao a way of life and flow with nature. Just like this grande dame…
I Ching appeared 5000 years ago, but Taoism as a religion emerged about 2000 years ago Is Taoism a religion? The answer is yes and no. Taoism as a religion is evident by the practice of worship of its believers, the idols of deities and the Taoist priests who connect the worshipers and the divinities. While Taoism is…
Although regarded as one of the wisest books ever written, Tao Te Ching is very short in terms of length. The received version of the book by the Chinese sage Lao Tzu consists of only about 5000 Chinese characters. It is made up of 81 verses. Most of them are just a few lines. For…
Lao Tzu uses a few images to describe Tao, and one of the most popular is water. Like Tao — water is soft yet powerful. It is tender. Turn on the tap and the water splits its ways over your hands rather than hitting you hands head on. It does not discriminate. Whether you are rich…
Your inner voice is calling, can you hear it? Ask anyone if he has spoken to his inner self, chances are you’d be greeted with a blank look on his face. It’s an irony. We’re supposed to be intimate with our self, but few of us really are. Instead of listening to what’s deep in…
It is the weakness of water that makes it strong Water is weak, but it is its weakness that makes it strong. What happens when water encounters resistance? It breaks out! So when you put your hands in water, it runs through your hands without causing any harm. So water is yielding, and you may call…