A Closer Look at Tao

August 31, 2009 · Posted in Tao · Comment 
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Purposefully, the Daodejing does not define Tao.  In fact, it specifically states it as undefinable, unable to be named.  Yet it also describes Tao as an empty bowl, unable to be filled.  It says the Tao is intangible but the source of all things, tangible and intangible.
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Goals

August 28, 2009 · Posted in Tao · 2 Comments 
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“If you have no goals, everything you do is success.” - from the Daodejing, Chapter 22.

Yesterday I talked with a young man who was looking for a job.  He went to great lengths explaining how he has all his goals and ambitions in order. Read more

Unyielding vs. Adaptable

August 6, 2009 · Posted in Tao · Comment 
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The understanding that being flexible rather than steadfast would seem to be a obviously simple concept.  It’s been observed throughout recorded history.

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