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…
Is Lao Tzu against having desires? One may think so when reading passages in Tao Te Ching like ‘There is no greater sin than desire, no greater curse than discontent’ But there could be a grave misunderstanding. Tao is about the universe, and each human being a small universe has basic needs to fulfil. An…
Now is the only sphere of life that you can live. Not the past, nor the future. Just imagine that you don’t breathe now, but attempt to survive on the air you breathe in the past, or the air you are about to inhale in the future. You cannot live that way, because you can…
If you are puzzled don’t stare hard While life brings you thrills and excitement, it also dispenses you with a fair share of puzzles and perplexity. You are perplexed when a good friend suddenly gives you a cold shoulder, worried when your boss speaks to you in a tone unusually stern, and anxious when your tour agent fails to pick…
It is the weakness of water that makes it strong Water is weak, but it is its weakness that makes it strong. What happens when water encounters resistance? It breaks out! So when you put your hands in water, it runs through your hands without causing any harm. So water is yielding, and you may call…
There is no reason you cannot experience Tao in a concrete jungle Probably inspired by Lao Tzu’s saying ‘Tao models itself after nature’; many people have associated experiencing Tao as going back to nature. As and when Tao is mentioned, it is often accompanied by pictures of tranquil seaside, beautiful stream, robust jungle and the like….
If you open yourself to the Tao, you and Tao become one Many people are overwhelmed by wisdom of Lao Tzu — and the power of Tao — which jumps out at them when reading Tao Te Ching the book of the ancient sage. But that seems to be all, as they usually would do nothing further…
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…
Effective technique that brings you mind clarity & saves you time How do you want to have such a clear mind that allows you to see things that other people cannot see? Put it simply: how can you enjoy the clairvoyance that is often associated with only men of wisdom? For centuries, people have attempted…
To live a fulfilled life you need wisdom – not just knowledge Do not confused knowledge with wisdom. You can be knowledgeable but not wise. Being wise, on the other hand, needs not be knowledgeable. Knowledge can be learnt. It is like a child learning to add. When he is able to answer ‘what is…
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