The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard - one that thinks… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Now, scholars can be very useful and necessary, in their own dull and unamusing way. They provide a lot of information. It's… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
It means that Tao doesn't force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally.… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Things just happen in the right way, at the right time. At least when you let them, when you work with circumstances… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
One sometimes gets the impression that those intimidating words are there to keep us from understanding. That way, the scholars can appear… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
A way of life that keeps saying 'Around the next corner, above the next step,' works against the natural order of things… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
And when you try too hard, it doesn't work. Try grabbing something quickly and precisely with a tensed-up arm; then relax and… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Within each of us there is an Owl, a Rabbit, and Eeyore, and a Pooh. For too long, we have chosen the… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
To know the way, we go the way, we do the way. The way we do, the things we do, it's all… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
The masters of life know the way, for they listen to the voice within them, the voice of wisdom and simplicity, the… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness. — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
As our planet takes action to cast out its manmade poisons and heal its man-caused wounds, many human inhabitants will no doubt… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Carefully observe the natural laws in operation in the world around you, and live by them. From following them, you will learn… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we need to change. But at the… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“Those who know what's wrong with them and take care of themselves accordingly will tend to live a lot longer than those who consider… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
There was a man that hated his footprints and his shadow, so one day he thought that if he ran fast enough, his footprints… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“Wherever Gandhi went, he transformed situations and lives. As one friend and biographer wrote, "He...changed human beings by regarding them not as what they… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief. — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can't save time. You can only spend it. But you… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
A way of life that keeps saying 'Around the next corner, above the next step,' works against the natural order of things and makes… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike,… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“He tried too hard", said Pooh."and when you try too hard it doesn't work. Try grabbing something quickly and precisely with a tensed up… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
