An obsession with success is also an obsession with failure.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 (paraphrase) #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist

"Rather than pour into a cup that overflowed, It is better to stop it." - #Laozi #Daodejing ch 9 #Dao #Daoist #Daoism #Laotzu #Taoteching #Taoism #Tao #Taoist

Victory comes from lying perfectly still and waiting for power to come your way.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 61 tr Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist #Tao #Taoism #Taoist

Knowing when you have enough avoids dishonor, and knowing when to stop will keep you from danger.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Vs 44 tr J. H. McDonald #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist

When you try too hard, you defeat your own purpose. Cling to stuff, and you will suffer loss. The Masters make no effort, so they never fail. They aren't attached to things, so they never feel loss.
— #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing Vs 64 tr. Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist

The greater the attachment, the more acute the suffering. The greater the hoard, the more damaging the loss.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr. Oliver Benjamin

#Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoist #Daoism #Tao #Taoist #Taoism

What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
— #LaoTzu

#Laozi #Daodejing #taoteching #daoism #taoism #tao #dao #taoist #daoist

Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
— #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr Mitchell #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoist #Taoism #Dao #Daoist #Daoism.

Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 #Daodejing #LaoTzu #Laozi #Tao #Dao #Taoist #Daoist #Taoism #Daoism

Accept being unimportant.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing by #Laozi, Verse 13

#Daodejing #LaoTzu #Tao #Dao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist

The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 50

#Dao #Tao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist #Daodejing #Laozi #LaoTzu

🦋"Once upon a time, I, Zhuang Zhou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhou. Soon I awakened, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man." - #Zhuangzi, Ch 2 tr Burton Watson

#dao #tao #daoism #taoism #zhuangzhou #ChuangTzu #doist #taoist

Great straightness seems twisted. Great intelligence seems stupid. Great eloquence seems awkward.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #daodejing, Verse 45

#dao #daoism #daoist #laozi #tao #taoism #taoist #laotzu #taoteching

#einzelgänger #einzelganger #philosopher #quoteoftheday #philosophy #quotestoliveby #dailyquotes #thoughts #thoughtoftheday #lifequotes #nonresistance #taoism #taoist

Hell money: in Taoist Chinese culture, we burn paper money for our ancestors to use in hell

(Yes we believe everybody goes to hell)

Heaven and hell are sort of the same (doesn’t have the Christian interpretation)

I’m not up to date on dates but I think Qing Ming festival is around the corner

#Chinese #Taoist #Chinatown #SanFrancisco

5 taoist ways of non-resistance. Which one speaks to you the most?

#einzelgänger #einzelganger #philosopher #quoteoftheday #philosophy #quotestoliveby #dailyquotes #thoughts #thoughtoftheday #lifequotes #strength #flow #embracechange #lettinggo #nonattachment #nature #taoist #taoism

This made me think of #ZhuangZhou and you @nathanlovestrees

If you haven't seen Jesse Welles yet, buckle up and get ready for a ride!
https://youtube.com/shorts/f4kd3fiz3gc?si=5rZcogl8WO82HOsB

#Taoist #Folk #Zhuangzi #Daoist #Tao #Dao

Water is like the #Tao and flows without thinking about where it is going.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 8

#Laozi #Daodejing #dao #daoist #daoism #taoist #taoism #wuwei

There is no greater illusion than fear.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 46

#tao #dao #taoism #daoism #taoist #daoist #daodejing #laotzu #laozi

Be like the #Tao. It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. It gives itself up continually. That is why it endures.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 56

#dao #taoism #daoism #taoist #daoist #daodejing #laotzu #laozi