“The Tao of Heaven: Does not contend and yet excels in winning Does not speak and yet excels in responding Is not summoned and yet comes on its own Is unhurried and yet excels in planning The heavenly net is vast Loose, and yet does not let anything slip through” TTC 73 (Lin) How canContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 79: Yes And…”
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Tao Te Ching Day 73: Haiku
Growing through time, peace Moving fast, speeding by, death. Sunrise, sunset, Tao. Those who are on tiptoes cannot stand Those who straddle cannot walk Those who flaunt themselves are not clear Those who presume themselves are not distinguished Those who praise themselves have no merit Those who boast about themselves do not last Those withContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 73: Haiku”
Tao Te Ching Day 72: The Warriors- How to Be The Greatest
“The great generals are not warlike The great warriors do not get angry Those who are good at defeating enemies do not engage them” TTC 68 (Lin) Of all the greatest warriors in history, the strongest of the strong, each and every one of them had one thing in common; they all kicked some seriousContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 72: The Warriors- How to Be The Greatest”
Tao Te Ching Day 70: King of The Valley
Rivers and Oceans can be the kings of a hundred valleys Because of their goodness in staying low. So they can be kings of a hundred valleys Thus if sages wish to be over people they must speak humbly to them. If they wish to be in front of people They must place themselves behindContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 70: King of The Valley”
Tao Te Ching Day 69 😆: Step by Step
The struggle is real some days. And it is not a struggle like, oh life is so complex, or problems are unmanageable, but damn, somedays it feels like it. Have you ever been in a situation where everything is seemingly just fine, yet you find yourself full of anxiety, unsure of how you will beContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 69 😆: Step by Step”
Tao Te Ching Day 68: Relationships and The Great Tao
I Don’t know that there is anything better than spending time with the people you love. It is both fulfilling and challenging. It is fulfilling because to experience the light of another divine, human consciousness connected to your own feels like the reason for the entirety of the cosmos. Challenging because sometimes we can beContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 68: Relationships and The Great Tao”
Tao Te Ching Day 67: A Prayer
I keep coming back to the word “Contentment.” The word means a state of happiness and satisfaction. The Tao Te Ching says, “There is no crime greater than greed, No disaster greater than discontentment No fault greater than avarice Thus the satisfaction of contentment is the lasting satisfaction“ TTC 46 (Lin) Avarice means extreme greedContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 67: A Prayer”
Tao Te Ching Day 66: According With The Tao
“Sparse speech is natural Thus strong wind does not last all morning Sudden rain does not last all day What makes this so? Heaven and Earth Even Heaven and Earth cannot make it last How can humans?” TTC 23 (Lin) I am drained from the emotions of my day yesterday and feel the need toContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 66: According With The Tao”
Tao Te Ching Day 65: Why Classifying Good and Bad is Useless
Therefore the good person is the teacher of the bad person The bad person is the resource of the good person TTC 27 (Lin) I want to help people; I really have a desire to help people. Because I needed a great deal of help, other people’s service saved my life. I believe in teachingContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 65: Why Classifying Good and Bad is Useless”
Tao Te Ching Day 64: Question Everything?
“Those who understand others are intelligent Those who understand themselves are enlightened. TTC 33 (Lin) Who we are is a question of what we do. Or maybe who we are is a question of what we’ve done. No, perhaps it is a question of what we strive to be, our intentions, and not our actions.Continue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 64: Question Everything?”
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