Tao Quotes - Page 13

• That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.

  Laozi

  Space, Taoism, Resistance

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• Can you love or guide someone without any kind of expectation?

  Laozi

  Expectations, Taoism, Kind

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• If you worry more for others' beliefs, then you will be their slave.

  Laozi

  Worry, Taoism, Belief

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• Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.

  Laozi

  Serenity, Mind, Taoism

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• Shankara commented on Krishna, on the Upanishads, on the Brahma Sutras. Ramanuja commented on the ancient enlightened people, Vallabha did the same. It has always been so in the East, because much dust gathers as time passes. Now, the Upanishads were written in a totally different world. That man has disappeared, that mind has disappeared, that world no more exists.

  Rajneesh

  Men, Dust, People

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• Wenn jemand sich in Inkarnation befindet, bietet ihm dieser Körper das Problem, das er erlernen muss oder (wenn die Evolution fortgeschritten ist) bietet den Träger, der sich für die Art der jeweiligen Aufgabe am besten eignet. Ein orientalischer Körpertyp hat eine gewisse Anzahl von Fähigkeiten, und ein abendländischer Körpertyp weist andere und, wenn ich so sagen darf, ebenso gute Eignungen auf.

  Alice Bailey

  Art, Hats, Evolution

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• Can one alter one´s chief feature?" asked someone else. First it is necessary to know it. If you know it, much will depend on the quality of your knowing. If you know it well, then it is possible to change it.

  P.D. Ouspensky

  Knowing, Quality, Firsts

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• If somebody murders somewhere, I have a part in it. Even if I am a sleeper - I was sleeping, I don´t know about the man, I will never hear about him - and somebody somewhere, in the Himalayas, commits a murder, if we are not individuals I have a part in it, I am also responsible. It is not so easy to throw the responsibility: "I am not committing a murder, I am a saint." No saint is a saint because every sinner is implied in him.

  Rajneesh

  Sleep, Responsibility, Men

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• You can only hear clearly when you sit quietly, when you give your attention. Nor can you have order if you are not free to watch, if you are not free to listen, if you are not free to be considerate. This problem of freedom and order is one of the most difficult and urgent problems in life. It is a very complex problem. It needs to be thought over much more than mathematics, geography, or history.

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

  Order, Giving, Watches

  Jiddu Krishnamurti (2003). “Krishnamurti on Education”, p.30, Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Ltd.

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• Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them, we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop.

  Zhuangzi

  Horse, Conflict, Harmony

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• The truly great man dwells on what is real and not what is on the surface.

  Laozi

  Real, Men, Surface

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• It is fitting for a great nation to yield.

  Laozi

  Yield, Fitting, Nations

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

  Laozi

  Wise, Men, Choices

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Approach the universe with Tao, And evil will have no power. Not that evil is not powerful, But its power will not be used to harm others.

  Laozi

  Powerful, Evil, Used

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• The saying goes, 'The sage rests, truly rests and is at ease.' This manifests itself in calmness and detachment, so that worries and distress cannot affect him, nothing unpleasant can disturb him, his Virtue is complete and his spirit is not stirred up.

  Zhuangzi

  Worry, Sage, Ease

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• The true man of the past waited upon Heaven when dealing with people and did not wait upon people when dealing with Heaven.

  Zhuangzi

  Past, Men, People

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• One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.

  Zhuangzi

  Greatness, Men, Heaven

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• Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it.

  Laozi

  Gold, Jade, Blunt

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• The Tao is always at ease. It overcomes without competing, answers without speaking a word, arrives without being summoned, accomplishes without a plan. Its net covers the whole universe. And though its meshes are wide, it doesn't let a thing slip through.

  Laozi

  Overcoming, Answers, Ease

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• If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve. Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter's place. When you handle the master carpenter's tools, chances are that you'll cut your hand.

  Laozi

  Cutting, Hands, Dying

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• When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority. Therefore the Master steps back so that people won't be confused. He teaches without a teaching, so that people will have nothing to learn.

  Laozi

  Confused, Teaching, People

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• The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of the embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don't love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play. In this they are like children and in harmony with the Tao.

  Laozi

  Children, Athlete, Play

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• If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and crafty. When the will to power is in charge, the higher the ideals, the lower the results. Try to make people happy, and you lay the groundwork for misery. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice. Thus the Master is content to serve as an example and not to impose her will. She is pointed, but doesn't pierce. Straightforward, but supple. Radiant, but easy on the eyes.

  Laozi

  Country, Eye, People

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• The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to Two. Two gives birth to Three. Three gives birth to all things. All things have their backs to the female and stand facing the male. When male and female combine, all things achieve harmony. Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.

  Laozi

  Hate, Men, Two

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• Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be rooted up. Whoever embraces the Tao will not slip away. Her name will be held in honor from generation to generation. Let the Tao be present in your life and you will become genuine. Let it be present in your family and your family will flourish. Let it be present in your country and your country will be an example to all countries in the world. Let it be present in the universe and the universe will sing. How do I know this is true? By looking inside myself.

  Laozi

  Country, Names, Honor

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