Quotes by Taoism My body is in accord with my mind, my mind with my energies, my energies with my spirit, my spirit with Nothing. Lie Yukou taoismenergymind When your mind is empty of prejudices you can see the Tao. When your heart is empty of desires you can follow the Tao. Lu Jun Hong taoismmindheart The Tao is near and people seek it far away. Mencius taoismeffortpeople An ancient gnarled tree: Too fibrous for a logger's saw, Too twisted to fit a carpenter's square, Outlasts the whole forest. Ming-Dao Deng taoismsquarestree I was raised a Christian but have looked at other religions, some of the Eastern things. I was into Taoism for a while and Confucianism. Just different approaches and some have really stayed with me. Rick Springfield taoismdifferentchristian I used to think that you could find peace and it would always be there. And there is a sense of that. But even in the worst moments, catch yourself and remember that within the storm of misfortune there is good fortune. Just get in practice with what they call in Taoism the Wu-wei; the non-action and becoming the observer of it. Just notice and stay at peace with it. I must have admit, that I still have those really disrupting moments. Wayne Dyer taoismstormthinking If you persist in trying to attain what is never attained (It is Tao's gift), if you persist in making effort to obtain what effort cannot get, if you persist in reasoning about what cannot be understood, you will be destroyed by the very thing you seek. To know when to stop, to know when you can get no further by your own action, this is the right beginning! Zhuangzi taoismeffortunderstanding Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home! Zhuangzi taoismhomeyears People's shortcomings should be treated with tact; if you expose them crudely, this is attacking weakness with a weakness. When people are stubborn, it requires skill to influence them; if you treat them with anger and spite, this is treating stubbornness with stubbornness. Zicheng Hong taoismskillspeople To exercise no-thought and rest in nothing is the first step toward resting in Tao. To start from nowhere and follow no road is the first step toward attaining Tao. Zhuangzi taoismexercisefirsts If those who give are conscious of their own generosity and those who receive feel indebted, they are no longer family but rather strangers doing business. Zicheng Hong taoismgenerositygiving Those who live simply are often pure, while those who live luxuriously may be slavish and servile. It seems that the will is clarified by plainness, while conduct is ruined by indulgence. Zicheng Hong live-simplytaoismmay Conceit and arrogance are acquired states of mind. Conquer acquired states of mind, and basic sanity can unfold. Passion and willfulness are part of false consciousness; erase false consciousness, and true consciousness will appear. Zicheng Hong taoismpassionmind All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao. Zhuangzi taoismwatermen A thousand pieces of gold may hardly bring a moment's happiness, but a small favor can cause a lifetime's gratitude. Too much love can turn to enmity, while aloofness can produce joy. Zicheng Hong taoismgratitudejoy Those who have come to an impasse should examine their original intentions; those who have succeeded should note where they are heading. Zicheng Hong taoismintentionnotes Compromise to please others is not as good as integrity that annoys others. Rather than be praised without being good, it is better to be slandered without being bad. Zicheng Hong taoismcompromiseintegrity Valuing unusual conduct is not as good as being careful about ordinary actions. Zicheng Hong taoismactionordinary The sickness of indulging desires can be treated, but the sickness of clinging to abstract principles is hard to treat. Obstacles presented by events and objects can be removed, but obstacles presented by social principles are hard to remove. Zicheng Hong taoismprinciplesdesire When thoughts arise, as soon as you sense them heading on the road of desire, bring them right back onto the road of reason. Once they arise, notice them, once you notice them, you can change them. This is the key to turning calamity into fortune, rising from death and returning to life. Zicheng Hong taoismkeysdesire«1819202122232425262728»
