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.
There is no reason you cannot experience Tao in a concrete jungle Probably inspired by Lao Tzu’s saying ‘Tao models itself after nature’; many people have associated experiencing Tao as going back to nature. As and when Tao is mentioned, it is often accompanied by pictures of tranquil seaside, beautiful stream, robust jungle and the like….
Tao is hard to explain – Reasons 4 & 5 “The Tao that can be mentioned is not the eternal Tao,” says Lao Tzu. Why? There are many reasons for Lao Tzu to say so, and these are reasons 4 and 5 — from my perspective. They have to do with form. Reason 4:…
If you open yourself to the Tao, you and Tao become one Many people are overwhelmed by wisdom of Lao Tzu — and the power of Tao — which jumps out at them when reading Tao Te Ching the book of the ancient sage. But that seems to be all, as they usually would do nothing further…
Work hard? Not always the answer If you want to be successful in life, work hard! What else can that be? This is what we’ve been told since young. By our parents, teachers and bosses and whoever that are seriously concerned about our future. So when we hear Lao Tzu says in Tao Te Ching “Tao never strives, yet nothing…
Tao is not about doing your best, but making the best of who you are Tao is about being absolutely honest with yourself. Without the honesty, you are putting your ego, own knowledge and desire in between of who you think you are and the actual you. You become what you think you are, rather than…
Put Tao to Work – Keep Your Mind Open We live in a world as if there is only black or white. We tend to see things in the absolute terms. In reacting to a statement someone makes, we’d interpret it either as true or false. When we talk about a person, we tend to…