Profound virtue is indeed deep and wide. It leads all things back to the great order. — Laozi Copy Share Image
To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
Returning to the source is stillness. It is returning to one's fate. Returning to one's fate is eternal. — Laozi Copy Share Image
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Some people think Taoism means not doing anything, just going on with your life. That has little or nothing to do with… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Taoism extols the virtue of flexibility. What survives on earth is what effortlessly adapts to the changing environment and changing circumstances. — Ernie J Zelinski Copy Share Image
He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
You should not be too much of a purist in your way of life, for you need to be able to accept… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
“In Taoism, we drop things. Since our infancy, we have learned many things that separate us from the universe. We worry about… — Qiguang Zhao Copy Share Image
Heaven's Way does not contend, yet it certainly triumphs. It does not speak, yet it certainly answers. It does not summon, yet… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When you are constantly hearing offensive words and always have some irritating matter in mind, only then do you have a whetstone… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Conceit and arrogance are acquired states of mind. Conquer acquired states of mind, and basic sanity can unfold. Passion and willfulness are… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Late at night, when everyone is quiet, sit alone and gaze into the mind; then you notice illusion ending and reality appearing.… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
“When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the slightest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are… — Hsin Hsin Ming Copy Share Image
Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But Taoism must on no account be understood as a revolution against convention, although it has sometimes been used as a pretext… — Alan Wilson Watts Copy Share Image
The realms of good fortune and calamity in human life are all made of thoughts and imaginings. Therefore Buddhists say that the… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
“If a man is crossing a river and an empty boat collides with his own skiff, even though he be a bad-tempered… — Osho Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Diligence means to be keen in matters of virtue and justice, but worldly people use diligence to solve their economic difficulties. Frugality… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
“True strength. There is no conflict with vulnerability or humility. Indeed, vulnerability and humility are essential here, and ultimately what makes strength… — Darrell Calkins Copy Share Image
“What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, find no place in that man's breast; for to him all creation is ONE. And all things being… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
