The Tao of Wisdom: Ancient Stories Bringing the Tao Te Ching to Life

The third disciple spoke with a quiet composure: “My master eats when he eats, and sleeps when he sleeps.”

Lao Tzu used water as a metaphor many times in the Tao Te Ching to describe a humble attitude that assumes the low profile naturally.

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.

The true sage, according to Lao Tzu, is someone who is of the people, with the people and for the people. Those who attain a high level of spirituality never do so in a vacuum.

Spoken and written words cannot keep you on the path of cultivation. Only the actions you take will bring you closer to the Tao. The Tao is like the ultimate music beyond all music, or the ultimate art beyond any art. The only way to “get it” is to apply it in your life. There is no other way. You are the only one who can do it for yourself. No one