Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Without innocence, nothing can further, as they say in the I Ching. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it. — Laozi Copy Share Image
I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Seal the openings, shut the doors, and until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, and until… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world. — Laozi Copy Share Image
We really have no choice in the matter. We are given a description of the world that is much more potent and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Things exalted then decay. This is going against the Way. What goes against the Way meets an early end. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Heaven cannot but be high. Earth cannot but be broad. The sun and moon cannot but revolve. All creation cannot but flourish.… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
In dealing with good people one should be magnanimous; in dealing with bad people one should be strict. In dealing with average… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
When water isn't rippled, it is naturally still. When a mirror isn't clouded, it is clear of itself. So the mind is… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Even if you can't get rid of the heat, as long as you can get rid of bother with the heat, your… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Acting without design, occupying oneself without making a business of it, finding the great in what is small and the many in… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Allow your softer, more intuitive, and less dominating feminine qualities to rise to the fore, so that you're surrendering rather than dominating,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
I don't try to define the cosmos, I know it's unknowable, but I can understand my place in the world and my… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time, I, Chuang Tzu, dreamt that i was a butterfly. flitting around and enjoying myself. I had no idea… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
“1. Accept everything just the way it is. 2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. 3. Do not, under any… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
What is most necessary for people and what is given us in great abundance, are experiences, especially experiences of the forces within… — Jacob Needleman Copy Share Image
“...you'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into… — Benjamin Hoff 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
“In the twentieth century, Buddhism and Taoism gained many adherents in Europe who banged gongs and breathed through their diaphragm and talked… — Patrik Ouředník Copy Share Image
But the transformation of consciousness undertaken in Taoism and Zen is more like the correction of faulty perception or the curing of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Some people think they can find satisfaction in good food, fine clothes, lively music, and sexual pleasure. However, when they have all… — Liezi Copy Share Image
