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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the sea is king of the valleys


 

The sea is

king of the valleys

and streams because it

is willing to be beneath them.

One who wishes to guide people

should be humble in her speech

toward them. One who wishes

to lead people must learn

the art of following

them.

 

The sage

is above the people,

but they don’t feel her weight.

She stays ahead of the people,

and no harm comes to them. She has

the affection of the whole world.

Because she contends with

no one, no one can

contend with

her.

 

Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,

Chapter 66

 

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quietness is how tao functions

fall in love with me

 

Returning to the root is

the movement of Tao.

Quietness is how

it functions.

 

The ten thousand things 

are born of being.

Being is born of

emptiness.

 

from The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,

Chapter 40

 

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to eliminate the vexation of the mind

better methodologies

 

This is

the nature of the

unenlightened mind:

The sense organs, which are

limited in scope and ability, randomly

gather information. This partial information

is arranged into judgements, which are

based on previous judgements,

which are usually based on

someone else’s foolish

ideas. 

 

These false concepts

and ideas are then stored in a

highly selective memory system. Distortion

upon distortion: the mental energy flows constantly

through contorted and inappropriate channels,

and the more one uses the mind,

the more confused one

becomes. 

 

To eliminate

the vexation of the mind,

it doesn’t help to do something;

this only reinforces the mind’s mechanics.

Dissolving the mind is instead a matter of not-doing:

Simply avoid becoming attached to what you see and think.

Relinquish the notion that you are separated from

the all-knowing mind of the universe. Then you

can recover your original pure insight

and see through all

illusions. 

 

Knowing nothing,

you will be aware of everything.

Remember: because clarity and enlightenment

are within your own nature, they are

regained without moving

an inch. 

 

from Hua hu Ching, Chapter 44

 

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