Tao habit: Secret of Emptiness in a Cup A cup is useful for its emptiness. Without the emptiness, there is no space to hold the drink, making the cup useless as a cup. So while physical existence of the cup is what we see, it is its emptiness that makes the cup useful. A house…
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…
Losing gifts from nature for vanity and carelessness Mother Nature gives man the brown rice that looks coarse but rich in nutrition. But man is so clever he mills and polishes it into white. The white rice looks pretty, but the process destroys 67% of the vitamin B3, 80% of the vitamin B1, 90% of…
See how much you can be part of nature How beautifully the man is integrated with nature, that the pine is another being that he whispers to. I really enjoy this painting of Feng Zikai, a highly respected Chinese author and painter. It’s poetic title sees nature in a new light When most of the…
It is an unfair fight but surprisingly the old man turns the tables around It is a precarious situation. A powerful swordsman, who has killed many people, is coming back the next day to pick up a duel with the old, gentle tea master. It is going to be an unfair fight. The old man,…
Hidden meaning of Yin and Yang explained Everything in life contains the spirit of yin and yang. Knowing the difference between them and how you can manage the contrasting elements to attain a balance help you to be more effective in all areas of life. If you can achieve a good balance the yin and yang in your body, you can…
Even the tail to slap & keep flies away is provided The power of Tao is manifested in the dynamism of nature. It is infinitely wise, with enormous warm and generous love of Mother. See how these cattle are being cared for! They are provided with the air, the grass, the robust body and the…
What do you see in a pot? Its body contour, its lid … Although these are what you see in a pot, and probably also what you would think of when a pot is mentioned, these are not what the pot is built for. A pot is useful not for its clay, but for its…
Lao Tzu began the book Tao Te Ching by saying, “The name that can be named is not the eternal name”. This statement is especially apt, as far as translation of the title of his book is concerned. It has indeed left many people confused. To make things simple, let’s see what the three Chinese characters…
Originally a Chinese philosophy, Taoism is gaining popular in the West and the rest of the world, and has been widely embraced as a way of life. Tao Te Ching, the best-known Taoist classic, has become the most translated text, second only to the Bible. Is Taoism a religion? The answer is yes and no….
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