Best Tao Sayings

219 Tao quotes by 49 unique authors

Though (the Tao) is uncreated itself, it creates all things. Because it has no substance, it can enter into where there is no space. Exercising… — Laozi
For a few moments, attune your mind to the idea of harmony and peaceful coexistence flowing among all peoples and nations. The source of this… — Stephen Russell
Tao invariably takes no action, and yet there is nothing left undone. — Laozi
To exercise no-thought and rest in nothing is the first step toward resting in Tao. To start from nowhere and follow no road is the… — Zhuangzi
It means that Tao doesn't force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs… — Benjamin Hoff
Heaven cannot but be high. Earth cannot but be broad. The sun and moon cannot but revolve. All creation cannot but flourish. To do so… — Zhuangzi
Sorrow and happiness are the heresies of virtue; joy and anger lead astray from TAO; love and hate cause loss of virtue. The heart unconscious… — Zhuangzi
Taoism ... is the Religion of the Tao, a term meaning Path or Way, but denoting in this peculiar case the way, course or movement… — Unknown Author
What we mean by Tao is the way or course of Nature. This way has nothing good or bad, it is a mere flowing of… — Unknown Author
When your mind is empty of prejudices you can see the Tao. When your heart is empty of desires you can follow the Tao. — Unknown Author
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them.… — Laozi
Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your… — Laozi
Why is the tao so valuable? Because it is everywhere, and everyone can use it. This is why those who seek will find, And those… — Laozi
Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice; Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony. — Laozi
The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets… — Laozi
To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao. — Confucius
Be in harmony with the Tao, with the basic principles of creation. To not be in harmony with that flow, no matter how hard you… — Frederick Lenz
The Way of Tao is this: It strives not, but conquers; It speaks not, but all is made clear; It summons not, but its house… — Laozi
The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and yang give birth to all things... The complete whole is… — Laozi
My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there,… — Laozi
The Tao's principle is spontaneity. — Laozi
Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear. Integral awareness is… — Laozi
When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless, immutable Tao. — Laozi
The Tao of the sage is work without effort. — Laozi
The mind remains undetermined in the great Void. Here the highest knowledge is unbounded. That which gives things their thusness cannot be delimited by things.… — Zhuangzi

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