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“Chaos is not disorder. Chaos is the totality of existence. You could call it God. You could use the term, the Tao. I like chaos. It means more to us in English. Chaos is all things, wild and wonderful, connected perfectly by the life force.”

Mean Use Science Force Term Existence Wonderful All Things Chaos Connected Taoism Disorder Tao Totality

Author:Frederick Lenz

“You are not anyone or anything in particular. You are awareness itself. You don't have a particular form. You contain everything or you are contained by all things.”

Form Awareness Particular All Things Taoism

Author:Frederick Lenz

“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”

Reality Views Existence Window Starting Seeking Taoism Take Time Transparent

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If we're distracted from the continual flow of perfect mind that we're in, suddenly everything configures, everything solidifies. Suddenly a shape appears out of flux, a world appears, karmas appear, pasts, futures, presents, time structures, ying and yang appear.”

Ifs World Mind Past Perfect Shapes Flow Structure Karma Taoism Distracted Flux Yang Ying And Yang

Author:Frederick Lenz

“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.”

World Mind States Source Seeking Taoism State Of Mind Within You Yang Yin And Yang Nexus

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The I Ching tells us that for every ending there is a new beginning. In other words, what appears like a transition isn't really a transition; it's a continuum of existence. If you close your eyes for a moment the room will appear to go away. But does it really? Open your eyes again and the room will still be there. That's all death is.”

Ifs Doe Stills Moments Eye Rooms Existence Taoism Going Away Transition New Beginnings Continuum

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Buddhism teaches us not to want things, not to avoid things, not to be upset by the loss. In the I Ching, there's a hexagram that says, "Be like the sun at midday". View all things as being equal.”

Want Loss Views Teach Sun Buddhism Equal All Things Upset Taoism Being Equal

Author:Frederick Lenz

“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.”

Mind Play Bigs Hurt Meditation Enlightenment All Things Sick Sexuality Teeth Taoism Showers Tao Grapes Brushing Being Sick Work Play Brushing Your Teeth

Author:Frederick Lenz

“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.”

Knows Should Perfect Existence Perfection Instruments Mere Immortality Taoism

Author:Frederick Lenz

“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.”

Matter Hard Principles Creation Flow Harmony Taoism Tao Liberated Basic Principles

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The Way of Tao is this: It strives not, but conquers; It speaks not, but all is made clear; It summons not, but its house is crowded; It contrives not, but the design is perfect.”

Way Made House Speak Perfect Clear Design Strive Conquer Taoism Strife Tao Crowded

Author:Laozi

“The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and yang give birth to all things... The complete whole is the complete whole. So also is any part the complete whole... But forget about understanding and harmonizing and making all things one. The universe is already a harmonious oneness; just realize it.”

Giving Whole Universe Understanding Realizing Forget Birth All Things Oneness Taoism Tao Harmonious Yang Yin And Yang

Author:Laozi

“My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being.”

Mind Whole Helping My Own Quiet Mouths Medicine Strive Taoism Maps Destination Tao Harmonious Prescriptions

Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

“The Tao's principle is spontaneity.”

Principles Taoism Tao Spontaneity

Author:Laozi

“Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear. Integral awareness is fluid and adaptable, present in all places and at all times. That is true meditation. ... The Tao is clear and simple, and it doesn't avoid the world.”

Thinking World Mind Simple Clear Meditation Awareness Sitting Silent All Time Taoism Tao Fluid Adaptable Silent Meditation

Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

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

Behinds Creative Perceive Taoism Tao Boundless Constancy Fluidity

Author:Laozi

“The Tao of the sage is work without effort.”

Work Effort Taoism Sage Tao

Book:道德经

Source: 道德经

“The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet.”

Mind Feet Taoism Tao

Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

“The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of those who are not. When you extend your virtue in all directions without discriminating, you feet are firmly planted on the path that returns to the Tao.”

Firsts Care Practice Virtue Path Feet Return Take Care Taoism Tao Deserving

Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

“True zazen is surrendering every moment. But surrendering to what? It really does not matter what we call it: God or the Tao or the Dharma or the Buddha or our true nature. . . . It is the act of letting go, of surrendering, that matters. The very act of letting go opens us up completely.”

Doe Matter Moments Nature Letting Go Taoism Tao Dharma True Nature

Book:The Eye Never Sleeps

Source: The Eye Never Sleeps

“If you persist in trying to attain what is never attained (It is Tao's gift), if you persist in making effort to obtain what effort cannot get, if you persist in reasoning about what cannot be understood, you will be destroyed by the very thing you seek. To know when to stop, to know when you can get no further by your own action, this is the right beginning!”

Ifs Knows Trying Action Understanding Effort Understood Destroyed Reasoning Taoism Persist Tao

Author:Zhuangzi

“When there is no more separation between 'this' and 'that,' it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.”

Stills Spirituality All Things Infinite Philosopher Circles Separation Taoism Tao

Book:Chuang tsu: Inner chapters

Source: Chuang tsu: Inner chapters

“Only the intelligent knows how to identify all things as one. . . . When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. This is to let Nature take its own course.”

Knows Courses Nature Know How All Things Intelligent Ease Taoism Tao

Author:Zhuangzi

“Act without expectation.”

Expectations Taoism

Author:Laozi

“Loss is not as bad as wanting more.”

Loss Taoism Wanting More

Author:Laozi

“Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.”

Author:Laozi

“The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.”

Knows Men Doe Wise Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“Every step is on the path.”

Steps Path Taoism Every Step

Author:Laozi

“The way of heaven is to help and not harm.”

Way Helping Heaven Harm Taoism

Author:Laozi

“Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.”

Stills Wise Words Mountain Flow Rivers Taoism

Author:Laozi

“The Tao principle is what happens of itself.”

Happens Principles Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“The Tao is told is not the Tao.”

Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“The Tao never acts with force, yet there is nothing that it can not do.”

Force Taoism Can Not Tao

Author:Laozi

“The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao.”

People Way Easy Sides Path Balance Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow. The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up. It adjusts excess and deficiency so that there is perfect balance.”

World Perfect Balance Bottom Taoism Excess Bows Bent Tao Deficiency Bending Perfect Balance

Author:Laozi

“Tao loves and nourishes all things, but does not dominate it over them.”

Doe All Things Taoism Tao

Book:Tao Tê Ching: A New Translation

Source: Tao Tê Ching: A New Translation

“When good thing are accomplished, it does not claim (or name) them. This is Te, which is close in meaning to power or virtue. It is something within a person, and it is enhanced by following the Tao, or 'that from which nothing can deviate'.”

Persons Doe Names Virtue Claims Good Things Following Accomplished Taoism Tao Deviate

Author:Laozi

“When Simplicity is broken up, it is made into instruments. Evolved individuals who employ them, are made into leaders. In this way, the Great System is United.”

Way Made Individual United Leader Broken Instruments Simplicity Taoism Broken Up

Author:Laozi

“Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves.”

People Knows Intelligent Enlightened Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“The Master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is as open as the sky.”

World Heart Vision Sky Masters Taoism Tao Comes And Goes

Author:Laozi

“If you can find true contentment, it will last forever.”

Ifs Lasts Forever Contentment Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“Can you step back from your own mind and thus understand all things?”

Mind Steps All Things Taoism Tao Book Of Tao

Author:Laozi

“Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.”

Firsts Littles Desire Embrace Simplicity Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“No disaster is worse than being discontented.”

Disaster Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.”

Way Heaven Goal Walks Path Accomplished Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“Love the whole world as if it were your self; then you will truly care for all things.”

Ifs World Love Self Whole Care All Things Whole World Taoism Tao

Author:Laozi

“A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone.”

People Helping Taoism Sage Tao Helping People

Author:Laozi

“The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.”

Feelings Able Used Masters Fulfillment Taoism Tao Completeness

Author:Laozi

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

Way Mind Natural Judging Quiet Taoism Tao Resisting

Author:Laozi

“Allow your softer, more intuitive, and less dominating feminine qualities to rise to the fore, so that you're surrendering rather than dominating, receiving rather than broadcasting, loving rather than fighting.”

Fighting Quality Taoism Feminine Receiving Tao Intuitive Dominating Broadcasting

Author:Laozi

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