Frederick Lenz Quotes About Taoism

• The Chinese used the symbol of tai chi, the undifferentiated reality - no separation, no left and right.

  Frederick Lenz

  Reality, Chinese, Taoism

• Taoism is the way of water. The most frequent element or symbol refered to in Lao Tzu's wrtings is the symbol of water.

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  Water, Taoism, Laos

• The sound man, immune as to a sacrifice of straw dogs, faces the passing human generations.

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  Dog, Sacrifice, Men

• Taoism is not a religion, although perhaps it has been made into one by some people. Lao Tsu's way of life occurs in any spiritual philosophy.

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  Spiritual, Philosophy, People

• Water uses itself to go beyond whatever it needs to go beyond.

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  Water, Taoism, Needs

• It's either good, bad or somewhere in between. It's either ying, yang or it's a combination. You're either male, female or somewhere in between. You've got to be somewhere on the map.

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  Taoism, Males, Female

• In the West the wise are usually thought of as leaders. In the East, the wise are very often though of as followers.

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  Wise, Leader, Taoism

• There are two choices available in duality - one side or the other side. Everyting is formed from that.

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  Two, Choices, Taoism

• We really have no choice in the matter. We are given a description of the world that is much more potent and much deeper than you might realize.

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  Choices, Taoism, World

• What we're seeking to do is become transparent. A transparent window on reality. But that takes time to do. We're starting with a very solid, objectified view of ourselves and existence

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  Reality, Views, Taoism

• The Grand Canyon is living evidence of the power of water over a period of time. The power may not manifest immediately. Water can be very powerful, like a tidal wave.

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  Powerful, Water, Taoism

• We can think of descriptions almost as computer languages, an operative description that only deals with very simple operations. Its code is sex - Male, female, dark, light, up down, in out - its the language of duality.

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  Sex, Dark, Simple

• The essence of Taoism is really expressed by these few words. Taoism is the way of the child, the way of the fool, the way of someone who doesn't need to be noticed.

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  Children, Essence, Taoism

• Taoism means streching your being, becoming both a man and a woman and joining within yourself, to be the heavens themselves, to stretch your awareness beyond the breaking point until all opposites are reconciled within yourself.

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  Mean, Men, Opposites

• Lao Tsu says the way of life is water, to be fluid.

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  Water, Taoism, Laos

• Without innocence, nothing can further, as they say in the I Ching.

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  Taoism, Innocence

• Just as when water is frozen in to a form as ice and then melts - so at the time of death, there is no death. The spirit simply changes form.

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  Ice, Water, Taoism

• Male and female are the first things we learn because they represent the polarity of existence.

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  Taoism, Males, Female

• There's a sense of productivity which cripples us terribly. We either have to be doing something worthwile or not. We are back to our little binary male-female code.

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  Taoism, Males, Female

• What we are seeking is the nexus of all possible worlds and states of mind, which is within us. The source of yin and yang is within you.

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  Mind, Taoism, Yang

• Many sections are taken up with political discussions and how the way of the ruler, the merchant, the householder, and the army interact with the Tao.

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  Taken, Army, Political

• Enlightenment is part of everything and so our minds have to be very big to encompass all things, to understand all things - To see the tao in a grape, the act of sexuality, meditation, work, play, taking a shower, brushing your teeth, being sick and hurting.

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  Hurt, Play, Sick

• If you are interested in Taoism, I would suggest that you read the Way of Life by Lao Tsu, the founder of Taoism. I personally prefer the Witter Brynner translation.

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  Taoism, Laos, Way

• Lao Tsu found Taoism easy to reconcile withthe world of human beings, which is interesting because with all the nature imagery, one might think it was in some way antithetical to contempory life.

  Frederick Lenz

  Thinking, Interesting, Taoism

• Lao Tsu doesn't seem to hold to much stock for words or phrases or teachings.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teaching, Taoism, Laos

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