Tao Quotes

219 quotes by 56 authors

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
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
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
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
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
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
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. — Laozi
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
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
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
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away. — Mencius
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
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
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
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever. — Laozi
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
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
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
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

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