
What Is Tao?

For it is really impossible to appreciate what is meant by the Tao without becoming, in a rather special sense, stupid. So long as the conscious intellect is frantically trying to clutch the world in its net of abstractions, and to insist that life be bound and fitted to its rigid categories, the mood of Taoism will remain incomprehensible; and the
... See moreAlan Watts • The Way of Zen
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
... See moreDerek Lin • The Tao of Wisdom: Ancient Stories Bringing the Tao Te Ching to Life
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence: Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think
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