He helps people lose everything they know, everything they desire and creates confusion in those who think that they know.
#TaoTeChing, Ch 3 Tr by Stephen Mitchell #dao #tao #daoism #taoism #daodejing
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Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused. Therefore the sage embraces the One, And becomes the model of the world.
#Daodejing, Ch. 22: Tr. by D.C. Lau #TaoTeChing #Dao #Tao #Daoism #Taoism #Laozi #LaoTzu
The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 50
"Once upon a time, I, Zhuang Zhou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhou. Soon I awakened, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man." - #Zhuangzi, Ch 2 tr Burton Watson
Xianjiyan: Rock of the Deity’s Footprint in Taipei, Taiwan
A rock, a temple, and a window into Taiwan’s rich cultural mythology—wrapped in a serene city escape.#trails #taoism #mythology #rocks #temples #mountains #section-Atlas
Xianjiyan: Rock of the Deity’s Footprint
Atlas Obscura · Xianjiyan: Rock of the Deity’s FootprintA rock, a temple, and a window into Taiwan’s rich cultural mythology—wrapped in a serene city escape.
Great straightness seems twisted. Great intelligence seems stupid. Great eloquence seems awkward.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #daodejing, Verse 45
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How does the power of non-resistance work? Let's explore the Taoist art of non-resistance, which offers a radically different view of how life works and how to approach it.
[Video Title: The More You Resist, The Worse It Gets | The Taoist Art of Non-Resistance]
The full video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I2eLXENAhc
I was running on empty today. So I looked after myself, and found myself fuller than I had known.
#taoism #mentalhealth #waynedyer #blogpost
http://thecasualramble.com/2025/03/17/casual-ramble-tao-wayne/
The Casual Ramble · A Casual Ramble About Applications of the Tao Te ChingI spent most Monday doing a whole bunch of things. Writing was not one of them. I had nothing. I was empty.
5 taoist ways of non-resistance. Which one speaks to you the most?
A little about ordinary things.
https://www.notzen.net/2025/03/not-even-not-zen-391-puthujjana-ordinary.html
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"Last summer, on a trip to the mountains of Wudang, one of the birthplaces of Taoism, I saw temples teeming with young Chinese eagerly studying tai chi and yangsheng, the art of bodily wellbeing. The pandemic seemed to have awoken many Chinese to the realisation that, for several years now, they had been living a sort of lie: a life of scarcity in an age of abundance. Now was the time for self-correction. The search has just begun."
#ChangChe, 2025
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The Guardian · The man making a business out of China’s burnout generation – podcast
There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning... There is something. There is nothing.
Water is like the #Tao and flows without thinking about where it is going.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 8
There is no greater illusion than fear.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 46
Be like the #Tao. It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. It gives itself up continually. That is why it endures.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 56
The master allows all things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 45
Event complexity requires both leading and following. Confront attendees with their power to influence, as well as to exercise their freedom.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2017/03/event-complexity
The spirit of emptiness is immortal. It is called the Great Mother because it gives birth to Heaven and Earth. It is like a vapor, barely seen but always present. Use it effortlessly.
— J. H. McDonald, #TaoTeChing, Verse 6
