Let it go so that you can grasp
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
Practising Tao is like swimming in water
Practice Tao is like swimming in water. If you trust yourself to it and stay relax, you float. If you are doubtful and strive to be in control, you sink. You are Tao. Trust yourself to it and stay relax. It will exude the confidence of water and make you proud. He who does not…
If you can empty your boat no one will seek you harm
Empty your boat before cruising the world What is the difference between an empty boat and a boat with someone on it colliding with yours head on? This is what Chuang Tzu says: “When you cross a river and an empty boat comes colliding with your boat head-on, even if you’re a hot-tempered person, you’re unlikely to be very…
Too many colors blind your eyes
Life is colourful and interesting. But do not succumb to allures of things that we don’t really need, people’s remarks that don’t really matter, and pursuits that bear no significance to your center of life. Focus is power. The wise person remains unwavering to what is real to him and the calling from within the…
Nurther these 3 things and you are at the pink of health
How to stay healthy? “Eat right, do exercises, sleep well,” you may say. “So many things! It is not easy to enumerate …” If you want a simple answer, see what Tao has to say. It succinctly puts the maintenance of health in three words: The balance of jing（精), qi (气) and shen (神) . If you can align these three things…
If you want to become full, let yourself be empty
Wisdom from Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching 22 If you want to become full, let yourself be empty
What does Tao Te Ching mean?
“The name that can be named is not the eternal name.” What does Tao Te Ching mean? None of the three words in the title of the book by Lao Tzu is in English, so we will need to look at the original Chinese characters to find out what it means. First, let us see the three…
Take the first step, however small the step is
“A tree beyond your embrace grows from one tiny seed. A tower nine-storey high begins with a lump of earth. A journey of thousand miles starts with a single step.” Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching 64 Taking first step is hard. It involves risks, learning of new things and getting to know new people. Making sure…
Being pliable is less easy to break
Lao Tzu says, “At birth one is soft and yielding, At death he is hard and stiff. Green plants at birth are soft and pliable, At death they are brittle and dry. Therefore, hard and rigid are associated with death. Soft and tender affirm greater life.” Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching 76 Stop being stiff…
If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich!
Life is a matter of focus. If your focus is on what you don’t have, you’ll always feel lacking. Feeling lacking is dismaying, because you’re always in the state of longing for something yet to be yours and will never feel happy. What’s worse is that the habit of looking towards to what you’re yet…
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