Living with an Independent Mind Favor and disgrace seem alarming. High status greatly afflicts your person. Why are favor and disgrace alarming? Seeking favor is degrading: alarming when it is gotten, alarming when it is lost. Why does high status greatly … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
7 Day Challenge – Meditating On The Essence of Life
For those of you who are part of the My Tao Year 2016, you may be finding your enthusiasm for the task of consciously living each verse of the Tao for 4-5 days is waning. I know mine is. It's not that I don't love the messages and wisdom in the Tao Te Ching. Nothing can … [Read more...]
12th Verse of the Tao – Living With Inner Conviction
Living with Inner Conviction The five colors blind the eye. The five tones deafen the ear. The five flavors dull the taste. The chase and the hunt craze people’s minds. Wasting energy to obtain rare objects only impedes one’s growth. The master observes the … [Read more...]