in the pursuit of tao

mikko lagerstedt

 

In the

pursuit of learning,

every day something is added.

In the pursuit of tao, every

day something is

dropped.

 

Less and less

is done, until one arrives

at non-action. When nothing is

done, nothing is left undone.

The world is won by letting

things take their own

course.

 

If you still

have ambitions,

it’s out of your

reach.

 

Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,

Chapter 48

 

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what is meant by emodying the tao

john kraus / apod

 

Dualistic thinking is

a sickness. Religion is a distortion.

Materialism is cruel. Blind spirituality is unreal.

Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur

of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred

than simply breathing, religious robes

no more spiritual than

work clothes.

 

If you wish

to attain oneness with the tao,

don’t get caught up in spiritual superficialities.

Instead, live a quiet and simple life, free of ideas and

concepts. Find contentment in the practice

of undiscriminating virtue, the only

true power.

 

Giving to others

selflessly and anonymously,

radiating light throughout the world

and illuminating your own darknesses,

your virtue becomes a sanctuary

for yourself and all beings.

This is what is meant by

embodying the

tao.

 

Hua hu Ching, Chapter 47

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judgements about others


 

Whenever we

indulge in judgements about others,

we obstruct our own peace of mind and progress.

We should choose instead to see the best in others,

allow them to come and go as they will, and

turn our energies inward, toward

self-improvement.

 

from The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 39 / Chien (Obstruction)

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