177 Quotes About Tao

To understand the limitation of things, desire them.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. As the ocean "waves," the universe "peoples." Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe.

When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.

Let your heart be at peace.Watch the turmoil of beingsbut contemplate their return.If you don't realize the source,you stumble in confusion and sorrow.When you realize where you come from,you naturally become tolerant,disinterested, amused,kindhearted as a grandmother,dignified as a king.Immersed in the wonder of the Tao,you can deal with whatever life brings you,And when death comes, you are ready.

I tried to make sense of the Four Books,until love arrived,and it all became a single syllable.

When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments.

The doorway to the Dao is at the end of your toes. Step through.

Die Natur in diesem Sinne ist die Gleichzeitigkeit von Allem und Nichts; ein ständig wandelnder Prozess des Werdens.

In general, the practice of the Way involves blocking off errors, stopping them before they happen. It does not value self-approval, it values inability to do wrong.