Tao of the Day

The previous message from the Tao of the Day, "Chapter 18" will be the last issue that will

When people deviate from their nature Friendliness and righteousness became merits to be earned

Hello Tao Fans: As you've probably noticed, the Tao of the Day has been not-so-daily recently. I

Of the wise of old, people only knew that they existed Later on they loved them and admired them

One who has an empty head is satisfied, One who is satisfied has an empty head All creatures exert

The wise of old were profound and acute People thought of them as unfathomable Because they where

We look at it but we do not see it and we call it the invisible We listen to it but don't hear it

Watch out for gratitude and criticism Honour and misfortune are as disastrous as having character

All those artificial colours blind people's eyes All that man-made music deafens people's

Thirty spokes unite within the nave But the wheel is only useful because of the cavity inside the

Can you empty your head and lastingly lose yourself in Creation? Can you live up to your nature and

It is better to carry an empty barrel than a full one Sharpen a knife until it is razor-sharp and it

A perfect human being is like the water That benefits all things and competes with nothing It stays

The Universe is everlasting The reason why it is everlasting Is because it doesn't exist for

The spirit of depth never dies People sometimes call it the Great Mother The gate through which she

The Creation does not pretend to be friendly It treats all things impartially One who is wise doesn

That which maintains the Creation Is like an empty barrel that's inexhaustible It is like a

When you praise people for their achievements, people will compete When you call things valuable,

When people think `this´ is beautiful, they must think `that´ is ugly When people say `this´ is good,

The Ineffable, about which is spoken, is not the eternal Ineffable A name for the Unnameable, is but

Hello all, As I mentioned a while back in my "Daily Buddhism podcast," my real- life job

Sincere words are not elegant; elegant words are not sincere. The good person does not argue; the

In a small country with few people: Though there are machines that would increase production ten to a

Even though a truce is made between great enemies, some enmity is bound to remain. How can this be

Nothing under heaven is softer or more yielding than water. Yet it has no equal for attacking things

The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow. The high end is pulled down and the low end is raised

At birth you are supple and soft. At death you are stiff and hard. Grass and trees are pliant and

Why are the people starving? Because their leaders eat up too much of the tax-grain; that is why the

When the people do not fear death, of what use is it to threaten them with death? If the people were

A person whose courage lies in daring will meet death. A person whose courage lies in not daring will