In order to hold on to the apple, you must first open up you palm.
Let go, so that you can grasp.
“If you want to take something,
you must first allow it to be given.”Lao Tzu 36
In order to hold on to the apple, you must first open up you palm.
Let go, so that you can grasp.
“If you want to take something,
you must first allow it to be given.”Lao Tzu 36
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.
Without honesty can lead to misconceptions about your life aspiration, focus and happiness Tao is about being absolutely honest with yourself. Without the honesty, you are putting your ego, own knowledge and desire in between who you think you are and the actual you, blurring the truth about who you actually are and where you are…
If you want to be free and powerful, learn to be water. Although soft and yielding, water can wear away the hardest rock in the world. Water is powerful because it does not resist. When there is no resistance, there is no draining of energy on frustration, depression or fierce fighting for the defense of…
Lao Tzu’s enduring soft power of influence If you want to lead the people, be part of the people. Only then that the people can identify with you — and you can establish an enduring influence on them. To be part of the people, you’d have to brunt your sharpness and untangle the knots, tone the glare and settle…
Are you wise, or simply being smart? It’s easy to tell how smart a person is. There’re IQ tests and a whole host of cognitive exercises to help you measure. As to whether a person is wise, it’s not so easy to tell. Many people associate the wise with the old. It’s an impression that…
Despite the simplicity, the meaning of the yinyang symbol is very profound. The yin-yang symbol, known as tai chi (太极) symbol, is one of the most enduring symbols of the world. Although the symbol is often used to denote Taoism and as an icon of the Chinese culture, it is universal. It is worn on…
Tao story: Strike the bell hard with faith A new disciple asks his Tao master, “How can I get myself ready for the training?” “Think of me a bell,” says the master. “Tap me softly, you get a tiny ding. Strike me hard, and you receive a loud and roaring chime.” Tao is like a…