Desire and Contentment

April 30, 2011 · Posted in Self Improvement · 1 Comment 
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There is no greater mistake than following desire;
There is no greater disaster than forgetting contentment;
There is no greater sickness than seeking attainment

- Daodejing, Chapter 46, Merel Translation

A common process for finding contentment might go something like this:

Step 1:  Desire something (a possession, wealth, a relationship, a job, etc.)
Step 2: Work to attain/obtain that which you desire.
Step 3: Experience satisfaction and/or contentment.

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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

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