Tao Quotes

Tao loves and nourishes all things, but does not dominate it over them.

I am good to people who are good. I am also good to people who are not good. Because Virtue is goodness.

The Tao is told is not the Tao.

Tao invariably takes no action, and yet there is nothing left undone.

The Tao principle is what happens of itself.

When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster.

The Tao never acts with force, yet there is nothing that it can not do.

In caring for others and serving heaven, There is nothing like using restraint.

The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone.

Wisest is he who knows what he does not know.

Wenn jemand sich in Inkarnation befindet, bietet ihm dieser Körper das Problem, das er erlernen muss oder (wenn die Evolution fortgeschritten ist) bietet den Träger, der sich für die Art der jeweiligen Aufgabe am besten eignet. Ein orientalischer Körpertyp hat eine gewisse Anzahl von Fähigkeiten, und ein abendländischer Körpertyp weist andere und, wenn ich so sagen darf, ebenso gute Eignungen auf.

When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments.

To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.

When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don't belong.

The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy.

No disaster is worse than being discontented.

The Tao is unpredictable to those that live according to plans. Only those who have no agenda are in harmony with the Tao.

Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them, we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop.

The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no desires for itself; thus it is present for all beings. The Master stays behind; that is why she is ahead. She is detached from all things; that is why she is one with them. Because she has let go of herself, she is perfectly fulfilled.

You are still guided by your expectations.

Someone who seeks the Way doesn't look beyond himself.

Tao is the source of both fullness and emptiness. But it is itself neither fullness nor emptiness.

Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature. The way of nature is unchanging. Knowing constancy is insight.

Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.

The Tao has no place for pettiness, and nor has Virtue. Pettiness is dangerous to Virtue; pettiness is dangerous to the Tao. It is said, rectify yourself and be done.

The one who is conscious (in Tao) can't speak. The one who can speak is not conscious (centered in Tao)

The Tao that can be spoken is not the true Tao.

The tao is made because we walk it,things become what they are called.

It is fitting for a great nation to yield.

The scholar gains every day; the man of Tao loses every day.

Tao is beyond words and beyond things. It is not expressed either in word or in silence. Where there is no longer word or silence Tao is apprehended.

Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe?

Tao is so important because it is connected to all the life forms - it's related to the whole universe. Nobody can say, "Tao has nothing to do with me. Why should I try to understand it?" because actually, Tao has everything to do with us.

When humans understand Tao, we understand the Tao within ourselves, not the true Tao. Tao doesn't belong to any one or any place; Tao is natural. It doesn't matter where you go, it will always be there. No one can claim ownership of it.

The truly great man dwells on what is real and not what is on the surface.

You will ride the Tao toward the concrescence and will be able to live in the light of its anticipation.

Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it.

Then I did The Tao of Steve and that was at Sundance in 2000 where it did really well.

The follower of Tao is always flexible and adaptable to circumstance.

Once you open your heart, you will start to absorb many things that come from the source - from Tao itself.

I don't own a scale, and Tao banned the word 'fat' from our house. If we eat too much, we say, 'I feel clogged up.'

Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.

Tao can be used by anybody, but it does not beling to anyone. It is just like air; everyone can breathe the air, but no one can claim ownership of the air.

The Tao which you know is not the eternal Tao

As Lao Tzu says, "The Tao that can be named is not the true Tao".

Approach the universe with Tao, And evil will have no power. Not that evil is not powerful, But its power will not be used to harm others.

The Tao's principle is spontaneity.

The Tao cannot be divided, it cannot be shared.