moment Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) This may be his most famous quote. Most of us have seen it before. But I, for one, need to be reminded now and then. A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the Master is available to all people and doesn't reject anyone. He is ready to use all situations and doesn't waste anything. This is called embodying the light. What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you don't understand this, you will get lost, however intelligent you are. It is the great secret.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Edited May 25, 2018 by moment 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mig Posted May 25, 2018 40 minutes ago, moment said: This may be his most famous quote. Most of us have seen it before. But I, for one, need to be reminded now and then. A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the Master is available to all people and doesn't reject anyone. He is ready to use all situations and doesn't waste anything. This is called embodying the light. What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you don't understand this, you will get lost, however intelligent you are. It is the great secret.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching What is that it needs to be reminded? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted May 25, 2018 who determines good from bad? who is the arbiter of truth? who affirms such decisions as just and true? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted May 25, 2018 4 hours ago, silent thunder said: who determines good from bad? who is the arbiter of truth? who affirms such decisions as just and true? I presently hold that position of making judgements. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted May 26, 2018 The spirit of the universe is subtle and informs all life. Things live and die and change their forms, without knowing the root from which they come. - Chuangtse 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted May 28, 2018 Speech should not be mere blowing of breath; it should be intended to say something. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) Look at the water coming out of a spring, it flows naturally of itself. The perfect man does not have to cultivate his character and yet he never departs from the laws of nature. It is like the sky which is high by nature, like the earth which is solid by nature and like, the sun and the moon which are bright by themselves. What do they do to cultivate themselves? - Chuangtse Edited June 2, 2018 by OldDog Copy error 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted June 2, 2018 Water flows downhill without effort... settling in the lowest. With no skill, training or intention, water generates enough force to sweep away entire forests and cities. It does this without mind, malice, care or differentiation. Water follows Dao. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted June 4, 2018 Of the five vices, the vice of the mind is the worst. What is the vice of the mind? The vice of the mind is self-satisfaction. - Chuangtse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted June 5, 2018 Tao is obscured by our inadequate understanding; the meaning behind words is obscured by flowery expressions. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted June 11, 2018 There is no such thing as creation or destruction, for these conditions are leveled together into One. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted June 13, 2018 Looked at, it is dark. Listened to, it is noiseless. But in that darkness there appears a light; and in the silence, a harmony is heard. - Chuangtse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starjumper Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) "When someone threatens to attack a Taoist master, he just smiles. It makes him very happy, it's like a gift from heaven. He hopes that the attacker is very powerful, so he can test his skills. He hopes that the attacker is very evil, so when he destroys him he will have helped rid the world of some evil." Edited June 14, 2018 by Starjumper 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted June 14, 2018 Interesting stuff Starjumper. who is the arbiter of what comprises good and evil I wonder? to the antelope, lions are not helpers, nor beneficial is one good and one evil? what are the origins of evil and good? compelling stuff... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starjumper Posted June 14, 2018 59 minutes ago, silent thunder said: who is the arbiter of what comprises good and evil I wonder? The observer 59 minutes ago, silent thunder said: to the antelope, lions are not helpers, nor beneficial is one good and one evil? To the antelope the lion is evil 59 minutes ago, silent thunder said: what are the origins of evil and good? The brain 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted June 18, 2018 To stop without knowing how one stops; this is Tao. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted June 25, 2018 He who clearly apprehends the scheme of existence does not rejoice if he succeeds, nor repine if he fails, for he knows that conditions are not constant; external limits are not final. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 2, 2018 The reason why Heaven and Earth can endure and last a long time is that they do nothing and do not live for themselves. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted July 8, 2018 If water is clear when it is at rest, how much more so is the human spirit? - Chuangtse 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 9, 2018 There is a before and an after in time, and the world is in continual change. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 17, 2018 People usually look at things from their respective points of view and miss the truth by wanting to correct others. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted July 20, 2018 One who knows the truth about all-sufficiency seeks nothing, loses nothing. and rejects nothing. - Chuangtse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted July 20, 2018 If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself. - Confucius 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 23, 2018 To be poured into without becoming full, and to pour out without becoming empty, without knowing how this comes about; this is the art of Preserving the Light. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted July 24, 2018 He who conquers the world often does so by doing nothing. When one is compelled to do something, The world is already beyond his conquering. - Laotse 48 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
