Tag: Tao
Posted on January 16, 2019
by Val Boyko
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I came across this translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell, and am really enjoying the fresh language and approach to the wisdom of Lao Tzu. A part of me also wonders, could it be that I have changed over time, and…
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Category: Connection, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, Self Discovery, SpiritualityTags: John Braun Jr, Lao Tzu, Source, Stephen Mitchell, Tao, Tao te Ching
Posted on November 13, 2018
by Val Boyko
17 Comments
We live in an active, alert and agitated Yang dominated world. I’ve been noticing how people respond differently to this in WordPress. The Yang aspects of ourselves want to acknowledge and state our position in order to lead or enlighten others. The Yin or…
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Category: Compassion, Connection, Happiness, Inspirations, middle ground, MindfulnessTags: dalai lama, harmony, Mindful Balance, Tao, yin and yang, yin yoga teacher training
Posted on October 22, 2018
by Val Boyko
33 Comments
This repost just about sums it up for me today. Its one of my favorite passages from the Tao Te Ching. “Knowing the world is intelligent. Knowing yourself is enlightenment. Bending the world to your will takes force. Willing yourself to bend is true…
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Category: Consciousness, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, Steps on the JourneyTags: enlightenment, knowledge, Lao Tzu, strength, success, Tao, Tao te Ching
Posted on February 3, 2018
by Val Boyko
44 Comments
Words worth pausing with today. The person who uses only the vision of his eyes is conditioned purely by what he sees. But it’s the intuition of the spirit that perceives reality. The wise have known for a long time that what we know…
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Category: Connection, Consciousness, Inner Wisdom, middle ground, Mindfulness, SpiritualityTags: chuang tzu, intuition, mark forstater, Middle Ground Pause, Tao, vision
Posted on October 8, 2017
by Val Boyko
22 Comments
I took this photo yesterday morning after breakfast, as Don was enjoying his coffee along with birdsong, rustles of the leaves and a slowly rising and warming sun. (If you zoom in, I’m sure you will see a contented smile on his face) Finding…
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Category: Compassion, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, New Perspectives, Peace of mind, Self DiscoveryTags: being, coming from Yin, Find your middle ground, right action, Tao, yin and yang
Posted on August 11, 2017
by Val Boyko
38 Comments
The potter knows she plays with clay but works with space, For the use of the bowl is its empty space. It is the same with the room, Made whole by the emptiness between the walls. Remember that something is not everything. Nothing is…
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Category: Connection, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, New Perspectives, Self DiscoveryTags: harmony, Lao Tzu, negative space, nothing, space, Tao, Tao te Ching
Posted on August 9, 2017
by Val Boyko
30 Comments
“One side of a ridge is cold and foggy, The other side is hot and dry. Just be choosing where you stand, You alter your destiny.” ~ Deng Ming-Dao Tao Meditations We make choices every minute that create the pattern of our…
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Posted on March 8, 2017
by Val Boyko
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I am back from nine days of Yin Yoga teacher training and retreat at my beloved Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. It has been a time of learning, of support, of challenge and of exploration. It opened my body, mind, and yes … my heart 💛…
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Category: Happiness, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, Practical Tips, Self Discovery, Spirituality, YogaTags: chi, Kripalu yoga, mindfulness, prana, Tao, yin and yang, yin yoga
Posted on December 7, 2016
by Val Boyko
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“There is both in Nature and in ourselves, an indissoluble unity of body, mind and spirit. Within this unity, however, there is always the ceaseless interplay of Yin and Yang and the constant flow of the Five Elements in everything that we find around…
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Category: Connection, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, Steps on the Journey, YogaTags: acupuncture, nature, Tao, the Five Elements, yin and yang, yoga
Posted on June 24, 2016
by Val Boyko
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Tao is the unknowable fundamental of the universe. Follow its current, And it is the source of joy and wonder. Fight against it, And it is merely a refuge. Eloquent words and admirable deeds yield profit, But those lacking such things, do they not…
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Category: Connection, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, Purpose of Life, Self Discovery, Spirituality, Steps on the JourneyTags: flow of life, inspiration, joy, Lao Tzu, Tao, Tao te Ching, wisdom, wonder
Posted on June 7, 2016
by Val Boyko
25 Comments
Embrace Tao and you will move effortlessly with the world. At peace, you will generate peace. The pleasures of life seem emphasized against their backdrop, But the ubiquitous presence of Tao Is encompassing to the extent that it goes unnoticed. It is not seen…
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Category: Connection, Consciousness, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, SpiritualityTags: connection, inner peace, inspiration, Lao Tzu, Middle Ground Pause, Tao, Tao te Ching
Posted on May 30, 2016
by Val Boyko
27 Comments
There are no fixed limits Time does not stand still. Nothing endures, Nothing is final. You cannot lay hold Of the end or the beginning. He who is wise sees near and far As the same, Does not despise the small Or value the…
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Category: Connection, Consciousness, Inner Wisdom, Inspirations, Mindfulness, Purpose of Life, SpiritualityTags: flow of life, inner balance, inspiration, Middle Ground Pause, Tao, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Thomas Merton
