Tao te Ching – Find Your Middle Ground

by Val Boyko January 10, 2023 14

Tao Wisdom from Two Translators

I enjoy reading extracts from the Tao Te Ching and comparing how different writers have translated the wisdom from theContinue Reading

by Val Boyko November 7, 2022 13

Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate theirContinue Reading

by Val Boyko October 11, 2020 31

The Tao doesn’t take sidesIt gives birth to both good and evil.The Master doesn’t take sides; she welcomes both saintsContinue Reading

by Val Boyko May 20, 2019 19

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase afterContinue Reading

by Val Boyko February 25, 2019 24

“Think of the dirt beneath your feet and the skies above. Do they give any thought to death? Of courseContinue Reading

by Val Boyko January 16, 2019 33

I came across this translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell, and am really enjoying the fresh languageContinue Reading

by Val Boyko October 22, 2018 33

This repost just about sums it up for me today. Its one of my favorite passages from the Tao TeContinue Reading

by Val Boyko April 8, 2018 29

Water teaches the wisdom of Tao: It takes no pride in sustaining life. Live near the flow. Let the mysteriesContinue Reading

by Val Boyko October 15, 2017 32

“Allow things to flow naturally, And evil will have no power. That is not to say that evil loses itsContinue Reading

by Val Boyko August 11, 2017 38

The potter knows she plays with clay but works with space, For the use of the bowl is its emptyContinue Reading

by Val Boyko June 6, 2017 17

Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Strong winds do not last all morning, And the heavy rains do not lastContinue Reading

by Val Boyko June 1, 2017 20

True wisdom is a loss of misconceptions rather than an accumulation of knowledge. Do not hoard facts and call yourselfContinue Reading