Wild Grasses, Nakafurano, Hokkaïdo
2012
Things and Stuff . Curated collections of themed words and images.
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The Universe is sacred … You can not improve it … If you try change it, you will ruin it … If you try to hold it, you will lose it. ~Lao Tzu
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Thirty spokes are joined together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that allows the wheel to function.We mold clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that makes the vessel useful.We fashion wood for a house,
but it is the emptiness inside
that makes it livable.We work with the substantial,
but the emptiness is what we use.(Source: fgmelodi)
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"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name."
Lao Tzu (via booberrymessiah)
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"Fill your bowl to the brim
and it will spill.
Keep sharpening your knife
and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security
and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people’s approval
and you will be their prisoner.
Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity."Lao-Tzu, The Tao Te Ching (via exploringsamsara)
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Tao Te Ching Chapter 49
The Master has no mind of her own.
She understands the mind of the people.To those who are good she treats as good.
To those who aren’t good she also treats as good.
This is how she attains true goodness.She trusts people who are trustworthy.
She also trusts people who aren’t trustworthy.
This is how she gains true trust.The Master’s mind is shut off from the world.
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Only for the sake of the people does she muddle her mind.
They look to her in anticipation.
Yet she treats them all as her children.Tzu, L. (2010). Tao Te Ching. (J. H. McDonald, Trans.) London, England: Arcturus.
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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. - Chuang-tzu
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She who is centered in the Tao can go where she wishes, without danger. She perceives the universal harmony, even amid great pain, because she has found peace in her heart.~~
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"Grant yourself a moment of peace, and you will understand how foolishly you have scurried about. Learn to be silent, and you will notice that you have talked too much. Be kind, and you will realize that your judgment of others was too severe. Hasten slowly, and you will soon arrive."
Ancient Chinese proverb
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Scan from Karlfried Graf Dürckheim’s exceptional book: Hara: The Vital Center of Man.
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“If you abandon intention, the birds will not be suspicious. If your intention is stirred, the birds will fly away. Why? This is because you can fool the form but not the spirit. Even if your spirit moves slightly, the other’s spirit will know. This is the way things are: nothing can be hidden from the spirit. The sage knows that she and the ten thousand things are connected. Therefore, she always abandons her intention and keeps her mind empty.”
Eva Wong, who wrote “Nourishing the Essence of Life” .
She is a lineage holder of Daoist Qigong (Xiantianwujimen) and teaches through the Shambhala Center.
Theme: Linear by Peter Vidani
