Quotes by Taoism It's either good, bad or somewhere in between. It's either ying, yang or it's a combination. You're either male, female or somewhere in between. You've got to be somewhere on the map. Frederick Lenz taoismmalesfemale The I Cing is a study in duality and what lies beyond duality. Frederick Lenz taoismstudylying The dreams of existence of that we call time, space, matter, subject, object, yin, yang - everything flows forth from this tai chi. Frederick Lenz taoismspacedream Learn not to be attached to other people, to certain types of experiences. Allow the flow of life to guide you wherever it is supposed to and accept with equanimity, with balance, with poise, whatever happens. Frederick Lenz taoismbalancepeople Without innocence, nothing can further, as they say in the I Ching. Frederick Lenz taoisminnocence Unconscious of the existence of Tao, beings live supposing themselves to be separate from the universal intelligence, supposing themselves to be powerful or to be weak, thinking that they live their lives and die their deaths. Frederick Lenz taoismpowerfulthinking Chaos is not disorder. Chaos is the totality of existence. You could call it God. You could use the term, the Tao. I like chaos. It means more to us in English. Chaos is all things, wild and wonderful, connected perfectly by the life force. Frederick Lenz taoismsciencemean You are not anyone or anything in particular. You are awareness itself. You don't have a particular form. You contain everything or you are contained by all things. Frederick Lenz taoismformawareness What we're seeking to do is become transparent. A transparent window on reality. But that takes time to do. We're starting with a very solid, objectified view of ourselves and existence Frederick Lenz taoismviewsreality What we are seeking is the nexus of all possible worlds and states of mind, which is within us. The source of yin and yang is within you. Frederick Lenz yangtaoismmind The I Ching tells us that for every ending there is a new beginning. In other words, what appears like a transition isn't really a transition; it's a continuum of existence. If you close your eyes for a moment the room will appear to go away. But does it really? Open your eyes again and the room will still be there. That's all death is. Frederick Lenz taoismnew-beginningseye Alow immortality to work through you. Be but a mere instrument. And that instrument should be so absorbed in the perfect perfection of existence, that it knows not even that it is absorbed. Frederick Lenz taoismimmortalityperfect Be in harmony with the Tao, with the basic principles of creation. To not be in harmony with that flow, no matter how hard you meditate, you will not be happy and you won't be liberated. Frederick Lenz taoismprinciplesmatter What we mean by Tao is the way or course of Nature. This way has nothing good or bad, it is a mere flowing of things following the development and decline attributes of the moment. Jian Yang taoismdevelopmentmean Returning to the source is stillness. It is returning to one's fate. Returning to one's fate is eternal. Laozi taoismfatesource Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing. Laozi taoismfeel-goodmeditation True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true. Laozi true-wordstaoismknowledge Stop thinking, and end your problems. Laozi taoismtao-te-chingthinking Those who seek knowledge, collect something every day. Those who seek the Way, let go of something every day. Laozi taoismletting-goknowledge Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love. Laozi taoismgivingthinking«1234567891011»
