Behinds Quote by Arnold Mindell

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

Taoism shows us how to deal with life and death by realizing everything here is transitory but its substance is eternal:

— Frederick Lenz

Taoism means streching your being, becoming both a man and a woman and joining within yourself, to be the heavens themselves, to stretch your…

— Frederick Lenz

Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to…

— Zhuangzi

What we mean by Tao is the way or course of Nature. This way has nothing good or bad, it is a mere flowing…

— Anonymous

What is essential to practice the Tao is to get rid of cravings and vexations. If these afflictions are not removed, it is impossible…

— Zhang Sanfeng

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like…

— Anonymous

“Taoists do not look upon meditation as 'practice,' except in the sense that a doctor 'practices' medicine. They have no design to subjugate or…

— Alan W. Watts

“The sage is sick of being sick (Tao Te Ching)”

— Robert Baohm

Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.

— Benjamin Hoff

Unconscious of the existence of Tao, beings live supposing themselves to be separate from the universal intelligence, supposing themselves to be powerful or to…

— Frederick Lenz

Taoism extols the virtue of flexibility. What survives on earth is what effortlessly adapts to the changing environment and changing circumstances.

— Ernie J Zelinski