A master was explaining the nature of Tao to one of his novices. 'The Tao is embodied in all software regardless of how insignificant,' said the master. 'Is Tao in a hand-held calculator' asked the novice. 'It is,' came the reply. 'Is the Tao in a video game' continued the novice. 'It is even in a video game,' said the master. 'And is the Tao in the DOS for a personal computer' The master coughed and shifted his position slightly. 'The lesson is over for today,' he said.
Quotes about tao (16 Quotes)
... These are notions of the mind, which is like a knife, always chipping away at the Tao, trying to render it graspable and manageable. But that which is beyond form is ungraspable, and that which is beyond knowing is unmanageable. There is, however, this consolation She who lets go of the knife will find the Tao at her fingertips.
A mans excellence is like that of water It benefits all things without striving It takes to the low places shunned by men. Water is akin to Tao.... In all the earth nothing weaker than water, Yet in attacking the hard, nothing superior, Nothing so certain in wearing down strength There is no way to resist it. Note then The weak conquer the strong, The yielding outlast the aggressors.
All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
Acting without design, occupying oneself without making a business of it, finding the great in what is small and the many in the few, repaying injury with kindness, effecting difficult things while they are easy, and managing great things in their beginnings this is the method of Tao.
It means that Tao doesn't force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.
The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy.
Can you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations If so, then the Tao will loom into view.
All that is limited by form, semblance, sound, color is called object. Among them all, man alone is more than an object. Though, like objects, he has form and semblance, He is not limited to form. He is more. He can attain to formlessness. When he is beyond form and semblance, beyond 'this' and 'that,' where is the comparison with another object Where is the conflict What can stand in his way He will rest in his eternal place which is no-place. He will be hidden in his own unfathomable secret. His nature sinks to its root in the One. His vitality, his power hide in secret Tao.
Then I did The Tao of Steve and that was at Sundance in 2000 where it did really well.
... knowledge emerges in (humans). Opposed to knowledge is the spirit. The spirit is formless and is incomprehensible to mundane thoughts.... Knowledge is active, mischievous, and intelligent. It changes constantly. Spirit, on the other hand, is the master of humankind. Its origin is in wu-chi.... It is never born and it never dies. The spirit tends toward purity and stillness. Knowledge tends toward action and disturbs the mind so that it cannot be still.... Recognize the difference between the human mind and the mind of Tao. Do not mistake the human mind for the mind of Tao, and knowledge for the spirit.
(The Tao) is always present and always available.... If you are willing to be lived by it, you will see it everywhere, even in the most ordinary things.
But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path.
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing.... If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao, don't get caught up in spiritual superficialities.
Climbing Lushan The mountain looms firmly over the Great River. I climb four hundred bends to its green lush peak. With cool eyes I stare at the rim of mankind and the sea beyond. Hot wind blows rain in the sky and down to the river. Clouds over the nine tributaries and the floating yellow crane, where waves ripple toward the Three Wu. White mist flies up. Who knows where Tao, the ancient poet, has gone Is he farming in the Land of the Peach Blossoms July 1, 1959
Can you dissolve your ego Can you abandon the idea of self and other Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short and long, life and death Can you let go of all these dualities and embrace the Tao without skepticism or panic If so, you can reach the heart of the Integral Oneness.