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….
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…
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…
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…
The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don’t know who gave birth to it. It is older than God. Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching Chapter 4 Translated by S Mitchell Tao is inexhaustible,…
Prof Franklin Perkins Lectures on Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching is said to be the most translated text after bible. While this tells the popularity of the the Book, it also implies the confusion that one can get out of the many, many translations of the book. There are many widely circulated quotations of Lao Tzu that sound wise,…
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