cling to what is calm and good

disengage from negative feelings

Your ego

is unsatisfied with

the path of correctness.

However, to strive out of desire

or despair will bring misfortune.

Cling to what is calm and good

no matter what others do,

and allow the Creative

to work in its

own time.

first changing line

from The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 36, Ming I / Darkening of the Light

ebooks & apps of the Tao the Ching, I Ching,

Hua hu Ching, Wei wu Wei Ching ,

Art of War for iPad, Phone,

Kindle, Nook, or

Android

You

can now buy

the I Ching as part of a

five-app bundle of Taoist classics

for iPhone or iPad for less than

the cost of one hardcover

book.

brian browne walker taoist app bundle ios ipad iphone

friendship with elderly peasants

those who are like the spring breeze

Association with city people

is not as good as friendship with elderly

peasants. Calling on upper-class mansions is not

as good as getting to know peasant homes. Listening

to the talk of the streets and alleys is not as good as hearing

the songs of the woodcutters and shepherds. Talking

about the moral failures and professional blunders

of people today is not as good as retelling

the fine words and noble deeds

of people of old.

Huanchu Daoren

back to beginnings

be soft in your practice

the highest good is like water

Be soft in your practice.

Think of the method as a fine

silvery stream, not a raging waterfall.

Follow the stream, have faith

in its course.

It will go its own way,

meandering here, trickling there.

It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices.

Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight.

It will take you.

Sheng-yen

do not waste even a moment of time

danielle sassoon’s american bravery

The days and months go by

like lightning: we should value the time.

We pass from life to death in the time it takes to breathe

in and breathe out: it’s hard to guarantee even a

morning and an evening.

Whether walking, standing,

sitting, or lying down, do not waste even

a moment of time. Become ever

braver and bolder.

Be like our

original teacher Shakyamuni,

who kept on progressing

energetically.

T’aego Pou

live for your center, not your senses

greatness lives among us

The five

colors blind the eye.

The five tones deafen the ear.

The five flavors overwhelm

the palate.

Fancy things

get in the way of one’s growth.

Racing here and there, hunting for

this and that—good ways to

madden your mind,

that’s all.

Relinquish what is without.

Cultivate what is within.

Live for your center,

not your senses.

Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu

Chapter 12

☯️ what wondrous function is ☯️

ebooks & apps of the Tao the Ching, I Ching,

Wei wu Wei Ching, Hua hu Ching, and

Art of War for iPad/Phone, Kindle,

Nook, or Android