Website review: The Book of Tao
BiscuitVader discovered this in Philosophy
•40 reviews since Dec 16, 2007
philosophy, tao, spirituality
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- create823 rated 2 weeks ago
- THIS IS AMAZING..I'M USING THIS AS THERAPY..TAO..YEAH!!!!
KavitaKampani rated 8 weeks ago- Tao is Superb. All time favourite.
- Thach-21717 rated 6 months ago
- cool!!
- Natural rated 6 months ago
- I closed my eyes and randomly chose a chapter by poking my finger at the screen. I got #61 and I'm bowled over by the wisdom it contains:
When a country obtains great power, it becomes like the sea: all streams run downward into it. The more powerful it grows, the greater the need for humility. Humility means trusting the Tao, thus never needing to be defensive. A great nation is like a great man: When he makes a mistake, he realizes it. Having realized it, he admits it. Having admitted it, he corrects it. He considers those who point out his faults as his most benevolent teachers. He thinks of his enemy as the shadow that he himself casts. If a nation is centered in the Tao, if it nourishes its own people and doesn't meddle in the affairs of others, it will be a light to all nations in the world. - I closed my eyes and randomly chose a chapter by poking my finger at the screen. I got #61 and I'm bowled over by the wisdom it contains:
- silvamagna rated 6 months ago
- i've read some phrases of this book in Korean. It feels strange to read it in english.
- Siva-Senthil rated 6 months ago
- What happens when there is nothing? Is there something called as nothing. Perhaps defining nothing brings one particular thing to existence and others follow. Absoluteness of Tao
- Thanuir rated 6 months ago
- The main principle: Everything is nothing. Difference matters.
- Misspepper rated 6 months ago
- Colors blind the eye. Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart. The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is open as the sky.
- whisper-of-muse rated 6 months ago
- If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. ----------------------------- The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
- hoangmphung rated 6 months ago
- If you want to become whole,
let yourself be partial.
If you want to become straight,
let yourself be crooked.
If you want to become full,
let yourself be empty.
If you want to be reborn,
let yourself die.
If you want to be given everything,
give everything up.
The Master, by residing in the Tao,
sets an example for all beings.
Because he doesn't display himself,
people can see his light.
Because he has nothing to prove,
people can trust his words.
Because he doesn't know who he is,
people recognize themselves in him.
Because he has no goal in mind,
everything he does succeeds.
When the ancient Masters said,
"If you want to be given everything,
give everything up,"
they weren't using empty phrases.
Only in being lived by the Tao
can you be truly yourself.
