Lesson on relativity from Farmer & Horse with Professor Donna Quesada It is a fable about a farmer and his horse. The story has been widely told when Tao and Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching is mentioned. Professor Donna Quesada from Santa Monica College used it in a lecture on the Chinese philosophy of Taoism…
How big are the things that upset your today? We are saying that Tao is the underlying force that drives the universe. If you know how big the universe is, then we would be able to appreciate the mightiness of Tao. But have you ever thought about how big the universe is? To answer the question,…
Empty of Questions. No Complications. A beautiful poem inspired by the Tao Te Ching. The poem – the Water Way is written and narrated by Kari Hohne. “What is made empty is the source of all being.” Water is relentless in its ability to transcend all obstacles. Discover how nature is a teacher, with…
A wonderful speech on Tao Te Ching – Replay in memory of Dy Wayne Dyer When Dr Wayne Dyer wrote the book Change Your Thoughts Change Your life, Living the Wisdom of the Tao, he devoted one full year to the reading of the book by Lao Tzu. Every four to five days, he focused…
Extremity is not a bad thing if it is a drastic swing back to balance. In the eyes of Tao, everything moves cyclically. Time is an example. Instead of moving in a straight line from day one to two and so forth, it moves in a cycle — from spring to summer to autumn and winter…
Wuwei or non-doing is not just about doing nothing Wuwei is a Chinese word, written as 无为in simplified Chinese, and 無為 in traditional Chinese. It is a key concept of Taoism, and the central theme of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching. Not knowing its true meaning risk missing the wisdom. The word may be literally translated as ‘doing…
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…
The five elements & The Tao of Diet with Shashi Solluna There are two distinctly different ways to look at the world. One of them is linear, the other cyclical. Adopting the linear view, you see the world as progressing from one point to another as if a straight line. So after birth, one would…
Strictly speaking, there is only ONE There has been endless scholarly debates on the authentic version of Tao Te Ching. This has led to a fallacy that the book written by Lao Tzu has more than one version. Adding to the confusion are its thousands of different translations. As a matter of fact, there is only ONE version…
Swing your arms to the pink of health The Taoist exercise Ping Shuaishou (平甩手) is very simple. It involves practically only the swinging of two arms. Do not be deceived by its simplicity though. The impact of the ancient exercise on health is tremendous. Ping Shuaishou — may be translated as level arm swinging exercise — gets you to simply swing…
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