Discipline Quote by Li Ching-Yuen

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

We need to transcend our thoughts and desires to truly understand philosophy and the universe as a whole. However, in our everyday life, we…

— Henry Chang

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

Taoism is the gentle way. The path of least resistence.

— Frederick Lenz

“Cultivation is of no use for the attainment of Tao. The only thing that one can do is to be free of defilement. When…

— Thomas Hoover

Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains, there is…

— Laozi

The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of those who…

— Laozi

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

My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get…

— Laozi

Be in harmony with the Tao, with the basic principles of creation. To not be in harmony with that flow, no matter how hard…

— Frederick Lenz

When you study the Tao Te Ching, you have to use your heart to try to imagine what Tao really is.

— Henry Chang

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