Tao Quotes
219 quotes by 56 authors
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Tao is beyond words and beyond things. It is not expressed either in word or in silence. Where there is no longer word or silence…
— Zhuangzi
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Mind is knowledge, meditation is non-knowledge. Mind knows, meditation experiences. Mind can only give you a certain acquaintance but not the taste. If you want…
— Rajneesh
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When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in…
— Laozi
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Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to external…
— Zhuangzi
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Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to make them simple.
— Laozi
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The Greeks had two words for time. Chronos is the time we usually keep an eye on. Kairos was our participation of time. Time that…
— Jean Shinoda Bolen
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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.
— Laozi
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All that is limited by form, semblance, sound, color is called object. Among them all, man alone is more than an object. Though, like objects,…
— Zhuangzi
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It can be a way of knowledge, a path, an inspiration, a Tao, an ordering, a memory, a fantasy, a seduction, a prayer, a summoning,…
— John Lanchester
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Once the ego is not there, there is no expectation, frustration, no desire, no despair. Suddenly one finds oneself falling into a deep harmony with…
— Rajneesh
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Tao is beyond words and beyond understanding. Words may be used to speak of it, but they cannot contain it. Tao existed before words and…
— Laozi
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
— Mencius
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True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise.…
— Laozi
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Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking. Center your country in the Tao and evil…
— Laozi
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Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short and…
— Laozi
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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
— Laozi
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What is essential to practice the Tao is to get rid of cravings and vexations. If these afflictions are not removed, it is impossible to…
— Zhang Sanfeng
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The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a…
— Tony Hillerman
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When a country is in harmony with the Tao, the factories make trucks and tractors. When a country goes counter to the Tao, warheads are…
— Laozi
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We are born male. We must learn to be men. Remember, strength is a force. It is an attribute of the heart. Its opposite is…
— Kent Nerburn
Who Wrote These Tao Quotes
56 authors contributed a total of 219 Tao Quotes, led by these top contributors: