Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice; Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony. — Laozi Copy Share Image
“It's all a series of serendipities with no beginnings and no ends. Such infinitesimal possibilities Through which love transcends.” — Ana Claudia Antunes Copy Share Image
The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances. — Bodhidharma Copy Share Image
In caring for others and serving heaven, There is nothing like using restraint. — Laozi Copy Share Image
From now back to antiquity, its (Tao's) name has not been lost. Thereby, see the origin of all. — Laozi Copy Share Image
All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao. — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
“Life is hard but it never loses its grace. If you aren't hard enough you cannot live but if you're not tender… — Ana Claudia Antunes Copy Share Image
To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Superstars perform so naturally and so instinctively that they seem to be able to enter a pressure-packed situation that would terrify or… — John Eliot Copy Share Image
The Tao is always at ease. It overcomes without competing, answers without speaking a word, arrives without being summoned, accomplishes without a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Be in harmony with the Tao, with the basic principles of creation. To not be in harmony with that flow, no matter… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
(The Tao) is always present and always available. . . . If you are willing to be lived by it, you will… — Laozi Copy Share Image
One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
Chaos is not disorder. Chaos is the totality of existence. You could call it God. You could use the term, the Tao.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Once the ego is not there, there is no expectation, frustration, no desire, no despair. Suddenly one finds oneself falling into a… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I think I would have been a lot more miserable and discovered a lot less of things I liked if I hadn't… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
There are three layers to the universe. In the lower, Tai Ching, and the middle, Shan Ching, the hindrance of a physical… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The best leaders are those their people hardly know exist. The next best is a leader who is loved and praised. Next… — Laozi Copy Share Image
True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Would you say that any one sacred book is superior to all others in the world? ... I say the New Testament,… — Max Muller Copy Share Image
The generals have a saying: "Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see. Rather than advance an… — Laozi Copy Share Image
All that is limited by form, semblance, sound, color is called object. Among them all, man alone is more than an object.… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
Initially I was very drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy. It was helping me deal with the balance of… — Joshua Waitzkin Copy Share Image
“Feel your emotions, Live true your passions, Keep still your mind.” — Geoffrey M. Gluckman Copy Share Image
Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive. — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“A wall is a defense of a country that values inaction. But a wall imprisons the people of a country as much… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
The Way of Heaven does not complete, and yet it skillfully achieves victory. It does not speak, and yet it skillfully responds… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Way of Tao is this: It strives not, but conquers; It speaks not, but all is made clear; It summons not,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
There is a true Buddha in family life; there is a real Tao in everyday activities. If people can be sincere and… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present. True straightness seems crooked.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The ancient Masters didn't try to educate the people, but kindly taught them to not-know. When they think that they know the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Taoism ... is the Religion of the Tao, a term meaning Path or Way, but denoting in this peculiar case the way,… — Jan Jakob Maria de Groot Copy Share Image
If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's… — Laozi Copy Share Image
