Tao Quotes - Page 2

See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.

The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.

Loss is not as bad as wanting more.

Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.

Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.

A good person is the bad person's teacher. A bad person is the good person's task.

Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.

If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone.

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

Quiet your mind and stop judging and resisting and manipulating the natural way.

All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.

When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless, immutable Tao.

Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself.

Solve it before it happens. Order it before chaos emerges.

Every step is on the path.

The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed. He is never disappointed; thus his spirit never grows old.

If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.

All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.

The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world.

Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

If you want to know me, look inside your heart.

Your name or your body, what is dearer? Your body or your wealth, what is worthier?