"But the basic Taoism that we are concerned……" — Benjamin Hoff
"But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life."
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Benjamin Hoff
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77 Quotes by Benjamin Hoff
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A saying from the area of Chinese medicine would be appropriate to mention here: "One disease, long life; no disease,…
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By the time it came to the edge of the Forest, the stream had grown up, so that it was…
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The Universe knows what it's doing. So don't develop a big ego, and don't be afraid.
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Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as…
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Modern man's difficulties, dangerous beliefs and feelings of loneliness, spiritual emptiness,and personal weakness are caused by his illusions about, and…
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And when you try too hard, it doesn't work. Try grabbing something quickly and precisely with a tensed-up arm; then…
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Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.
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"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"…
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There was a man that hated his footprints and his shadow, so one day he thought that if he ran…
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From the state of the Uncarved Block comes the ability to enjoy the simple and the quiet, the natural and…
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Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have…
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Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet.
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I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach…
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I resent the implication that I'm less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works.
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The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in…
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Being 'contented' ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have.
— Woody Allen
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Loving and appreciating each individual, including ourselves, as the showing forth of the One Creative Principle, takes a great deal…
— Unknown Author
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Being single is about celebrating and appreciating your own space that you're in. I couldn't have lived alone before. I…
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Next to invention is the power of interpreting invention; next to beauty the power of appreciating beauty.
— Margaret Fuller
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When you are praising, when you are appreciating, when you are acknowledging value, when you are looking for positive aspects,…
— Esther Hicks
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Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.
— Confucius
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We ought to deprecate the hazard attending ardent and susceptible minds, from being too strongly, and too early prepossessed in…
— George Washington
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Appreciating what shows up in your life changes your personal vibration. Gratitude elevates your life to a higher frequency.
— Oprah Winfrey
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