Tag Archive | Tao Te Ching
THE LIVING TAO – Poem 7
Death does not exist and only reveals nextness Wisdom does not permit the end of itself A man can only learn to move forward in any direction Not being concerned with what went before He should not care for the rewards of the day Seeking only that which can enhance his own reality He does […]
THE LIVING TAO
STANZA 1 The true way is unknown and so is the untrue way There are no names to understand It Creation does not care that It is the source of creation Emanating as some thing It is not without nourishment Mysteries are revealed Become Its way Attain Its perfection Do not use words to describe […]
Studies in Leadership, Motivation, and Management
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Sample Reading from the Living Tao
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Act Without Action
Poem 64 Hold a sparrow in your hand before it becomes tame Nurture your garden before the weeds run amok Taste fresh berries before they are picked Act without action and the future can be foreseen Foreseeing the future you can know the result of labors You can know the care to give to […]
The Living Tao – Poem 66
A man lives his life as he sees fit. If he is unhappy, then he changes his mind. Unless he is a fool, he accepts things without understanding the ability to change circumstance. Standing ahead of his children he sees himself as his own son. And, being his own son, he is able to ask […]
Meditations on the Tao Te Ching to Empower Your Life
Excerpt from The Living Tao Poem 7 Death does not exist and only reveals nextness Wisdom does not permit the end of itself A man can only learn to move forward in any direction Not being concerned with what went He should not care for the rewards of the day Seeking only that which can […]
Nextness
Death does not exist and only reveals nextness Wisdom does not permit the end of itself A man can only learn to move forward in any direction Not being concerned with what went before He should not care for the rewards of the day When you strive to develop an aspect of yourself to […]
Perfection Simply Exists
Perfection simply exists and needs no words In the Infinite Harmony of the universe, man is not intelligent enough to determine relationships leading towards perfection. Your perceptions will never be in accord with the perceptions of others, and attempting to make them so will weaken the harmony between you and the work you are […]
Excerpt from The Living Tao
Poem 6 The more you take the more It has to give Never decreasing what the Mother of heaven allots Approach the gateway You are more distant Try not to understand Her secrets Use Her with the joy She expects Divine Breath can never be known A mother’s pleasure is her own The Infinite contains […]
Excerpt from the Living Tao
Poem 5 The world appears to be unkind Filled with generals and others who would usurp each and all Empty promises fill the void The earth is as a shallow grave Straw dogs seek recompense It does not mean they will receive it Wise men are best unlistened to Their hearts seem filled with […]
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