Tao Quotes

When the ego is in the driver’s seat, we judge. When our spirit, our authentic self, is in control, we practice listening (without judging), compassion, and love.

Let go of rousing speechand identification with thoughtsUntil your endyou will never be jaded

Master Dongguo asked Zhuangzi, "This thing called the Way - where does it exist?"Zhuangzi said, "There's no place it doesn't exist.""Come," said Master Dongguo, "you must be more specific!""It is in the ant.""As low a thing as that?""It is in the panic grass.""But that's lower still!""It is in the tiles and shards.""How can it be so low?""It is in the piss and shit!

The path of Tao is not that of sudden enlightenment. It is not like Zen. Zen is sudden enlightenment, Tao is gradual growth.

So it is said, for him who understands Heavenly joy, life is the working of Heaven; death is the transformation of things. In stillness, he and the yin share a single Virtue; in motion, he and the yang share a single flow.

Life is an all-encompassing art gallery. From the seasons ushering in change to the way a body moves during dance from the way one smile paints another to the waddle of a street rat – every facet of life is art in motion. Every time a bird takes flight from a branch the scene changes each time the winds shift brings new perspective.

If you have one wish, wish for everything to be exactly as it is. Then wait patiently for your wish to come true.

It tales two to Tao.

You know that you won’t remain Centered all the time, and it is a normal part of human life to drift left or right of Center sometimes.

When the ego is in the driver’s seat, we judge. When our spirit, our authentic self, is in control, we practice listening (without judging), compassion, and love

Everything is in the root. If you pick the weed without getting the root out of the soil, be assured, it is going to grow back.

I am happiest when I clear my mind and allow the world around me to reteach me what I thought I already knew.

The expensive car you bought doesn’t matter, but the way you treated the sales man did.

The Spirit Tower has its guardian, but unless it understands who its guardian is, it cannot be guarded.

The three jewels of Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership.

Sometimes you’re going to shine like the sun; sometimes you’re going to crumble to pieces. Either way, it’s okay.