"Putting a value on status will create contentiousness. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. By displaying what is desirable, you will cause the people's hearts to remain undisturbed. The sage governs by emptying minds and hearts, by weakening...
“Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty, only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good because there is evil. Being and nonbeing produce each other. The dificult is born in the easy. Long is defined by short, the high by the low. Before and after go...
“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Tao is both named and nameless. The nameless is the origin of all things; As named it is the Mother of 10,000 things.. Ever desireless, one can see the...
“I do not think that I will ever reach a stage when I will say, "This is what I believe. Finished." What I believe is alive ... and open to growth.” Exploring Through Quiet Awareness I was introduced to Taoism through a book recommended to me called “Change Your...
What helps you come back to yourself during a busy day?