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Found on Cosmos
I know that some annoying-sounding things that mystics or Zen teachers say, about cosmic oneness or the flow of the Dao, are actually just straightforward descriptions of what the world looks like from a certain point in the contemplative path. “The original face you had before your parents were born” is a phrase that will make perfect, undeniable,... See more
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
Tao cultivators realize that time is something they have to create for themselves. They observe that when people have time on their hands, they spend it watching television, surfing the web, playing games or chatting with friends. Such activities are not bad or wrong, but we can while away an entire life on them, and get no closer to our dreams.
Derek Lin • The Tao of Wisdom: Ancient Stories Bringing the Tao Te Ching to Life
much can be done through effort but more can be done through effortlessness.
and whatsoever you achieve through effort, will always remain a burden to you.
only that which is attained through effortlessness will never be a burden to you,
and only that which is not a burden can be eternal.