The book title of Tao Te Ching has being translated in various ways. Dao De Jing, Tao Te King, and so on and so forth. There are also people who name the book The Way, based on the meaning of the word Tao. Which is the most appropriate? When Tao Te Ching was introduced to…
“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…
Lao Tzu uses a few images to describe Tao, and one of the most popular is water. Like Tao — water is soft yet powerful. It is tender. Turn on the tap and the water splits its ways over your hands rather than hitting you hands head on. It does not discriminate. Whether you are rich…
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 transcends any distinctions in names Taoist is a very loose term. When we talk about Taoism, the first person who would most likely come into our mind is Lao Tzu and, of course, his famously difficult text to read Tao Te Ching! Lao Tzu was, however, unlikely to know that he was a ‘Taoist’…
Dr. Wayne Dyer was one of the most prominent speakers on Tao and how you can make it a way of life. Having reviewed hundreds of translations of the Tao Te Ching, he wrote 81 distinct essays on how to apply the ancient wisdom of Lao-tzu to today’s modern world. This work contains the entire…
To get to know deeper about yourself, meditate! Meditation is a process of nurturing self-awareness, in which you focus on what is happening inside you. What is in your mind, your heart, and your body! By staying still, you are awake. You see what you do not see and hear what you do not hear…
Do you like to stay up late at night, thinking that you can make up for the loss of sleep next day by waking up late or taking a nap? From the perspective of the yin-yang theory, it is a wishful thinking. Remember that you are part of the universe — and cannot afford to…
The origin text gives no impression that improving the world is impossible “Do you want to improve the world? I don’t think it can be done.” This is an often-quoted translation of the initial line of verse 29 of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching. It leaves many people puzzling. Why on earth would Lao Tzu…
In Tao Te Ching SUCCESS is a state of being We often associate success with materialistic possessions. Big money, huge houses, flashy cars; the list goes on. This seems to be in stark contrast with what Lao Tzu teaches. He stresses moderation, conservation and contentment in Tao Te Ching. Does it mean that Lao Tzu…