Alow immortality to work through you. Be but a mere instrument. And that instrument should be so absorbed in the perfect perfection of existence, that it knows not even that it is absorbed.
Be in harmony with the Tao, with the basic principles of creation. To not be in harmony with that flow, no matter how hard you meditate, you will not be happy and you won't be liberated.
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.
The primary quality that Lao Tzu seems to emobdy is humility, which is the image of water - seeking the common level of existence.
Taoism is the way of water. The most frequent element or symbol refered to in Lao Tzu's wrtings is the symbol of water.
Water is the symbol of pure consciousness.
Water always seeks the easiest path, the common level of life.
Taoism is the gentle way. The path of least resistence.
When it reaches a blockage, water find the easiest path around the blockage, or it continues to assemble, and flows over the blockage.
Water uses itself to go beyond whatever it needs to go beyond.
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.
Lao Tsu says the way of life is water, to be fluid.
Wisdom is knowing that if you bend, you don't have to break. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow of life.
Lao Tsu always points a finger directly to us. He says we must begin with ourselves. It's impossible to bring order into the world unless we bring order into ourselves.
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.
Lao Tsu doesn't seem to hold to much stock for words or phrases or teachings.
Lao Tsu says the way of life is ancient, timeless. It is existence which he calls the Tao - a mysterious source, beyond understanding, and all of us are a reflection, if not that source of life ourselves.
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.
Taoism has no rules. It's a suggestion for preceiving life in its wholeness, without unnessary categorization, yet enjoying the beauty of categorization.
There is another kind of wisdom, the wisdom of following - the wisdom of not taking the lead with your ego.
In the West the wise are usually thought of as leaders. In the East, the wise are very often though of as followers.
There are two choices available in duality - one side or the other side. Everyting is formed from that.
The mind of the child is not formed. We are shown that this is life, this is the world.
Our seeing is sexual initially.
Gradually, you were given a description of the world, a way of seeing, which is largely sexual.
