If you want to be a good boatman, don’t worry about controlling the boat The art of control is to give up control. In the fable of Chuang Tzu, a disciple of Confucius meets the master boatman who is known for his dexterity of boating. Curiously he asks, “How marvellous! Can anyone learn how to handle…
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…
Importance of Non-being How can emptiness be of any value? Emptiness can be the very purpose of an existence. When we value something, our attention is often on what we can see or touch. For example, when you see a pot, your attention is likely to be on its shape, its colours, workmanship and the material…
Tao is The Way, Not ‘Your Way’ There are many things that you can learn in Tao Te Ching, and these are three of them. First, staying detached. The first thing that you’d have to learn is to see yourself as part of the universe that you are in. You may wonder why I’m…
Be Like Water — Meaning of Success Once upon a time, there was a Taoist Master whom people came from far and wide to seek his advice on the meaning of life. Among them was a disgruntled young man. He trekked the mountain for days. Finally he arrived at the Master’s humble abode to pay respect…