What is Tao and Te – and how not to be confused Tao and Te are fundamental concepts in the Tao Te Ching, but they can be confusing to many readers. Although the term Tao and Te are often put together as “moral” in Chinese, the mean something quite different in the context of the…
It’s said that there is a wise old man whom people came from far and wide to seek his advice on the meaning of life. Among them is a disgruntled young man eager to change his destiny. Having walked the mountain treks for days, he finally arrives at the humble abode of the wise old…
Seven virtues of water Lao Tzu teaches us to be natural. It allows us to go with the flow of nature and actively engage with things we do, making what we do effective yet effortless. Tao Te Ching Verse 8 Learn from water. It is soft yet strong. Water is yielding. It accepts whatever comes and…
Are you making things unnecessarily complex? The new disciple is excited when he’s seeing the Master for the first time. He jumps at the opportunity and curiously asks, “How do you practice Tao, Sir?” “When you are hungry, eat,” thoughtfully the master says, “When you are tired, sleep.” The answer is astonishingly simple to the disciple,…
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 saying…
Tao is hard to explain – Reason 3 What does tao mean? “The Tao that can be mentioned is not the eternal Tao,” says Lao Tzu in Tao Te Ching. There are many reasons for Lao Tzu to say so, and this is reason 3 — from my perspective. It has to do with size….
‘The Tao that can be mentioned is not the eternal Tao’ – Tao Definition One of the most frequently asked questions about Tao Te Ching is what Tao is. This is indeed a very difficult question to answer. Even Lao Tzu, the person who coined the word, was unable to give a clear Tao Definition….
How to deal with stress? Nature is not in the hurry. Why should you? Everything has its time. Farmer knows this well. There’s a time to sow a seed, and there’s a time to harvest the crops. When the time is yet to arrive, there’s is no point for you rush it. Rushing things through…
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