tao te ching

“Without form there is no desire. Without desire there is tranquility. And in this way all things would be at peace.”

I confess that there is nothing to teach: no religion, no science, no writings which will lead your mind back to Spirit. Today I speak this way, tomorrow that, but always the Path is beyond words and beyond mind.

Respond intelligently, even to unintelligent treatment.

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to.

To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.

“To understand the limitations of things, desire them.”

“Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.”

Tao produced the One. 

To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.

“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.”