“The Tao is like an empty container:
it can never be emptied and can never be filled.
Infinitely deep, it is the source of all things.
It dulls the sharp, unties the knotted,
shades the lighted, and unites all of creation with dust.”
Source – Tao Te Ching
“The Master leads by
emptying people’s minds,
filling their bellies,
weakening their ambitions,
and making them become strong.
Preferring simplicity and freedom from desires,
avoiding the pitfalls of knowledge and wrong action.”
Source – Tao Te Ching
“If you overly esteem talented individuals,
people will become overly competitive.
If you overvalue possessions,
people will begin to steal.”
Source – Tao Te Ching
“Therefore the Master
can act without doing anything
and teach without saying a word.
Things come her way and she does not stop them;
things leave and she lets them go.
She has without possessing,
and acts without any expectations.
When her work is done, she take no credit.
That is why it will last forever.”
Source – Tao Te Ching
“Therefore the Master
can act without doing anything
and teach without saying a word.
Things come her way and she does not stop them;
things leave and she lets them go.
She has without possessing,
and acts without any expectations.
When her work is done, she take no credit.
That is why it will last forever.”
Source – Tao Te Ching
“Being and non-being produce each other.
Difficult and easy complement each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low oppose each other.
Fore and aft follow each other.”
Source – Tao Te Ching
“When people see things as beautiful,
ugliness is created.
When people see things as good,
evil is created.”
Source – Tao Te Ching