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 trust enough
Will not be trusted.Tao Te Ching 23
Thanks to Thomas Hawk for the picture.
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.
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