Find Your Middle Ground

Tag: the Tao Te Ching

  • Inspiration – tao 101

    Inspiration – tao 101

    I feel drawn to come back to Tao wisdom again, as we are living in helter skelter times. The Tao te Ching is always grounding. “Life is fleeting, Tao is constant: An eternal emptiness full of bursting”                                    …

  • * Tao Wisdom ☯ – be sustainable

    Take a few moments to pause and reflect on these wise words from Lao Tzu. Your image or your being: What is most treasured? Your being or your acquisitions: Where lies true value? Loss or gain: Which is more damaging? Extreme attachment is the foundation for extreme anguish. Acquiring in excess is building for great…

  • * Tao Inspiration – Excess

    On tiptoes is no way to stand tall. Walking over others is no way to get ahead. Showing off is no way to shine. Self-righteousness is no way to respectability. Boasting is no way to achievement. Complacency is no way to endure. Minimalism is the way of Tao . Too much indulgence, Too much interference,…

  • * Tao 101

    “Life is fleeting, Tao is constant: An eternal emptiness full of bursting”                                                                                      …

  • * To be Whole …

    “To be whole, let yourself break. To be straight, let yourself bend. To be full, let yourself be empty. To be new, let yourself wear out. To have everything, give everything up. Knowing others is a kind of knowledge; knowing yourself is wisdom. Conquering others requires strength; conquering yourself is true power. “ Lao Tzu…