Wisdom from Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching 22
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
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.
Chinese parable narrated by Alan Watts British-born American philosopher Alan Watts used the Chinese parable, The Story of the Chinese Farmer, to illustrate the way of life where nothing is experienced as either an advantage or a disadvantage. He argues that it is the source of enormous empowerment and liberation. The farmer does not see life in terms of gain or loss or advantage…
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…
Keep Things Simple The new disciple embarks on a journey to the mountain, yearning to uncover the hidden secrets of Tao. However, he finds himself unable to engage in a personal conversation with the revered Master. After much anticipation, the day finally arrives when he is granted this coveted opportunity. Overflowing with excitement, he summons…
Tell me! Which side of a coin is head? As a matter of fact, you can call any of the two sides head, because the notion of ‘head’ is meant to contrast the ‘tail’. If one side of a coin is head, the other is tail, and vice versa. The world is a coin. A…
Tao as a way of life Lao Tzu begins the book Tao Te Ching by saying, The Tao that can be described is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be spoken is not the eternal Name. Although Tao cannot be described, a definition however vague is going to be helpful if you want to…
The earliest known Western translation of Tao Te Ching was a Latin version Not many people seem to know when the first translations of Tao Te Ching in the West appeared. Although Lao Tzu wrote Tao Te Ching during the Spring Autumn Period of China some 2500 years ago, people in the West were unaware of the…