Perhaps I have been to lost in my own thought of how I understand the Tao, that the understanding that was taking place was lost to me. I have a carnal desire for comfort, for ease, for anything really that makes me feel good. I found myself feeling really good about my own understanding ofContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 39: The Average Man”
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Tao Te Ching Day 38: The Spirit of Life
I have fallen down more times than I can remember. From the physical act of falling or getting knocked on my ass to the emotional act of getting knocked on my ass it happens to all of us. We are a people of perpetual fall downedness. We are a people that were built with someContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 38: The Spirit of Life”
Tao Te Ching Day 37: The Broad Path
If I have a little knowledge Walking on the great Tao I fear only to deviate from it The great Tao is broad and plain But people like the side paths TTC 53 (Lin) Yesterday was a day. It was a good day, a long day, an exhausting day, a frustrating day and a wonderfulContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 37: The Broad Path”
Tao Te Ching Day 36: Cause and Effect
Let’s face it we live in a cause and effect universe. While writing my finger hits the key, the key performs a function based on said action. Cause- pressing the key Effect- greatest writer of all time. Day 36 has me tracing back the origins of the first cause. The initial cause and because ofContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 36: Cause and Effect”
Tao Te Ching Day 35: Virtues
I went for a hike with my girlfriend today in a completely new space, to us. We had never before set foot in the area that we did today, prior to today. Then I thought well that is always true. We never walk in the same place as the same person ever. Like the sayingContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 35: Virtues”
Tao Te Ching Day 34: Being a Loser
Pursue knowledge, daily gain Pursue Tao, daily loss TTC 48 (Lin) We live in a fickle world, with fickle people and fickle ideas. The word fickle is fickle. I am fickle for writing it and it rhymes with pickle. Can you see the insanity in this. We the people believe in gaining more an moreContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 34: Being a Loser”
Tao Te Ching Day 33: The 3 in 10
I am really no good at math, and word problems really kick my ass. So when reading the Tao Te Ching and chapter 50 shows up talking in riddles about 3 in 10, I was super lost. Then I was working out and listening to the Tao Te Ching being read by Wayne Dyer, whenContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 33: The 3 in 10”
Tao Te Ching Day 32: Other People
What is it about other people that makes me feel as if I need to be or do something to hold them up, to give them worth and validation? It is more to the fact that it has nothing to do with other people but instead it has everything to do with me. I amContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 32: Other People”
Tao Te Ching Day 31: Enlightenment
When I was younger, I remember praying to reach enlightenment. The idea of this mystical state of being where you were finally free from all the troubles of the world. I realize now as I have aged that enlightenment in the form I described above doesn’t exist or rather it shouldn’t exist, not in thatContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 31: Enlightenment”
Tao Te Ching Day 30: The Journey So Far
Hello to all you wonderful readers out there. Today is the 30th day of my study and full absorption into the Tao Te Ching. I wanted to take this time to catch up on lessons learned thus far and how I have been affected by studying and digesting this material everyday for 30 days. FirstContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 30: The Journey So Far”
Seeking Purpose Today 