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“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.”
~ Lao Tzu
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good and honest
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Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.
~ Lao Tzu
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I like these teachings; the Tao Te Ching speaks to everybody on different levels. The book is felt rather than understood. Empty yourself and let the mind be still. This is the way that opens onto the mystery of the empty vessel that is used but that is never filled. Love the world as your own self and then you can truly care for all things.
I haven’t worked out all yet of my self-sabotage; reading of Tao passages is definitely helpful. Sometimes, I tend to be philosophical to have no action. Usually though, I like to immerse myself in Tao passages for the reason of relaxing and to enjoy being. Isn’t that action?
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Thanks for visiting with me.
Eric
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- A short guide to the philosophy of the Tao and to the Tao Te Ching: Chapter 3 (themeasuredlife.net)
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NOTE: The Tao Te Ching is not a religious study. Unlike Taoism, Zen is philosophical. However, Zen philosophies were greatly influenced by Taoists. Zen is the Chinese Taoist philosophy with its central image of “yin and yang” which are Tao.
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Tao Te Ching aka Lao Tzu is one of my mentors.
Being is a formless activity. Essential nature is not something. Being can be known simply in a serene state of peaceful acceptance (not-being).
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NOTE: prayer or meditation or even listening to music may be useful. I have a report on how spiritual experiences originate (can be detected) in brains that I’ll share in the future. {The Tao Te Ching is not like religious practice — the point is not to worship — the point is to attain spiritual awareness and to prepare the way in the mind for spiritual growth (clear of the ego)}. Religious people may use similar techniques. However, the Tao Te Ching is not a specific practice that follows from religious rituals and doctrine; on the other hand Taoism is religious. For this topic posting, value judgments should play no part in the distinction between spirituality and religion… nor who may see one as preferable to the other.
what is this Toa? sounds very intriguing…
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
― Lao Tzu
“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.” Thus begins the book of the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. Tao (God) is nameless, goes beyond distinctions, and transcends language.
NOTE: The name Tao (God) is the named God, not the name of God.
According to the Taoist philosophy, God is incomprehensible.
Translations of the book online:
http://www.taoism.net/ttc/complete.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/tao/taote.htm
The original author and circumstance of how the book came to be cannot be verified. Various sources cast doubt upon the exact origin. However, according to tradition, the book was written around the 6th century BC by the Chinese sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu, the “Old Master”) who was a record-keeper in the Zhou Dynasty court.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching
I think of the Tao as a journey. The destination is never arrived at because the business of the Tao is living life as life presents itself. Sinceit is always moving, its impossible to say exactly what it is or what it means.
The book itslf is sometimes known as:Tao Te Ching, Taote Ching, Dao De Jing, Daode Jing, or Daodejing. I prefer the first; Tao Te Ching because it is the most common name in America.
Tao=God
(not precisely; supreme being of the incomprehensible)
say ‘dau’ like dowel without the el
The actual name cannot be spoken;
Tao is the name that can be spoken.
Te=Power of (completly)
say ‘duh’ but like de
Ching (book or tome — scholarly book)
say ‘jing’ with just a hint of a c instead of a j
Why I love the Tao Te Ching is because the teachings resonate in my heart and enliven my mind.
In Tao the only motion is returning; the only useful quality, weakness;
for though all creatures under heaven are the products of Being, Being
itself is the product of Not-being.
Visual: http://discovery-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/176362407_1358972920.png
The Tao is depicted as a ball with two swirls of dark and light colors (black and white). You’ve probably seen the symbol.