6 - 2016 - Tao In You

Having Desires is Not Wrong – Tao of Abundance

BySoon Teo June 30, 2016June 30, 2016

Is Lao Tzu against having desires? One may think so when reading passages in Tao Te Ching like ‘There is no greater sin than desire, no greater curse than discontent’ But there could be a grave misunderstanding. Tao is about the universe, and each human being a small universe has basic needs to fulfil. An…

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You can’t know Tao without knowing Te

BySoon Teo June 26, 2016June 26, 2016

Most of us are aware that Tao Te Ching is a book about Tao. Few, however, realise that to know what Tao is, you have to know what Te is. The fact that Te, often translated as virtue, being one of the three words in the title of the book underscores its importance. It plays an indispensable…