Be Like Water — Meaning of Success Once upon a time, there was a Taoist Master whom people came from far and wide to seek his advice on the meaning of life. Among them was a disgruntled young man. He trekked the mountain for days. Finally he arrived at the Master’s humble abode to pay respect…
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…
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…
Most of us are aware that Tao Te Ching is a book about Tao. Few, however, realise that to know what Tao is, you have to know what Te is. The fact that Te, often translated as virtue, being one of the three words in the title of the book underscores its importance. It plays an indispensable…
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…