If you habitually find yourself surrounded by negative people, it is vital that you break the habit. Sometimes they cannot be avoided, but we do not need to go looking for them. In the jungle, the tiger is all too happy to find us, we do not need to make ourselves available to it. Their [...]
When a river empties into an ocean, all its characteristics, such as its speed, current and shape, are destroyed, yet not one drop of its substance, the water, is lost. Similarly, when a person discovers the wisdom of the Tao and practices it whole heartedly, all their negative attributes are washed away like the footprints [...]
Avoid clinging to emotions and to thus not fall victim to being caught in the highest of highs and lowest of lows that can cause great emotional duress. Sing when the heart is joyful, cry when the heart is full of sorrow. Yet, know that it is the lack of clinging to these emotions that [...]
Those who have learned to forget all that they have learned and are able to dwell within the Tao, are on the path of Tao. Others who seek to remember everything, will suffer with anxiety and delude themselves into thinking they have knowledge. My friends, we are filled from the time we are little children [...]
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and [...]
One should not be so sure as to their enlightenment. It is wise to remember that even the largest of mountains is worn away, the smartest are outsmarted, the trickiest are tricked, and the wisest will make mistakes.
Do you have difficulty developing peace and compassion for others? Try doing metta meditation. You can do metta with a mala/prayer beads if you wish. This is very effective in having forgiveness and building inner peace. Metta is defined by accesstoinsight.org as a multi-significant term meaning loving-kindness, friendliness, goodwill, benevolence, fellowship, amity, concord, inoffensiveness and [...]
We should always strive for the gentle harmony of right thinking, right speech, and right action.To do this is to strive for discovering the Tao within; that which keeps us in perfect balance and helps us to maintain an even keel at all times.
Those who live within the confines of their ego, entertaining themselves with the empty pleasures of materialistic means, will be doomed to delusion. The only way to find lasting pleasure and harmony is to discover and use one’s Tao nature and be in oneness with all.
Tao nature lives within all of us. It is discovered [...]
Do not wander outside, drinking the salt water of worldly pleasures which are non-Tao; which leaves one thirstier than before. Instead, quench your thirst from within; from living the Tao. The scorching sun of seeking out sensual pleasures wears one out quickly. It is like taking an endless trek throughout the most arid desert. At [...]