“Chase after money insecurity in your heart will never unclench.” That’s a big one. If The focus of what you do is all of the money, that’s not the way to live your life. You’ll always be wanting more money. The money you have will never be enough. I need to know how to be […]
Chapter 9 from the Tao Te Ching …. Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people‘s approval and you will be there prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only […]
The last line in chapter 8 says: “when you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you” It is so hard not to compare.
So the second part of chapter 8 is pretty self explanatory. In thinking keep it simple, be fair and generous in conflicts, don’t try to control, do what you enjoy, be present. I try to be generous. I try to go above and beyond. It makes the other person feel better. I try not to […]
The supreme good is like water. OK first question, is the “supreme good” the Tao? Let’s assume that it is. So then the Tao is “good”. But I thought the Tao was neither good nor bad, it just was. So the Tao is like water. It nourishes all things without trying to. So there are […]
Go with the flow. Don’t be attached to certain outcomes of events. Be OK with whatever happens. It’ll work out – it will happen. If you really want Action A to happened, but action B happens instead you can fall into unhappiness because A didn’t happen and miss out on the joy of action B. […]
The dictionary defines these words The definition of eternal: valid for all time; essentially unchanging. Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning The definition of infinite: limitless or endless in extent or size. Impossible to measure or calculate. The Tao defines these words The definition of eternal: it was never born, it can never […]
Do you have to be quiet to hear it? Life is busy, life is loud. I want to be centered – calm – grateful – but when life is full and demanding , it is hard. If it is inside of me, and I can use it, I need to learn how to call upon […]
The Tao doesn’t take sides; it gives birth to both good and evil. The master doesn’t take sides; she welcomes both saints and sinners. The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. […]
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. It is never used up. – There’s always more ways to be patient, more ways […]
