Month: November 2011

  • tao for friday morning

     

    Rule a nation with justice.

    Wage war with surprise moves.

    Become master of the universe without striving.

    How do I know that this is so?

    Because of this!

    The more laws and restrictions there are, The poorer people become.

    The sharper men’s weapons, The more trouble in the land.

    The more ingenious and clever men are, The more strange things happen.

    The more rules and regulations, The more thieves and robbers.

    Therefore the sage says: I take no action and people are reformed.

    I enjoy peace and people become honest.

    I do nothing and people become rich.

    I have no desires and people return to the good and simple life.

     

     

  • the morning tao ‘chapter 16′

     

    Empty yourself of everything.
    Let the mind become still.
    The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return.
    They grow and flourish and then return to the source.
    Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
    The way of nature is unchanging.
    Knowing constancy is insight.
    Not knowing constancy leads to disaster.
    Knowing constancy, the mind is open.
    With an open mind, you will be openhearted.
    Being openhearted, you will act royally.
    Being royal, you will attain the divine.
    Being divine, you will be at one with the Tao.
    Being at one with the Tao is eternal.
    And though the body dies, the Tao will never pass away.

     

  • the candle

     

    ‘light one for the lost souls in your life’

    namaste

     

  • the morning tao, ‘chapter 66′

     

     

    Why is the sea king of a hundred streams?

    Because it lies below them.

    Therefore it is the king of a hundred streams.

    If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility.

    If he would lead them, he must follow behind.

    In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed; When he stands before them, they will not be harmed.

    The whole world will support him and will not tire of him.

    Because he does not compete, He does not meet competition.