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CHIAO HUNG says, “The previous 5,000 words all explain ‘the Tao of not accumulating,’ what Buddhists call ‘nonattachment.’ Those who empty their mind on the last two lines will grasp most of Lao-tzu’s text.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
The inexhaustible Depth of the Tao bubbles up from nowhere like a Spring.
It is always Empty, yet contains all within itself. It is Deep and Still. It dwells amongst the Myriad Things but is never subject to them. It is discovered through Self-Cultivation.
Smooth the Harsh Edges
Of Breath-Energy,
Loosen the Tangles
Of Worldly Emotion,
Glow with a Soft
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... See moreLao Tzu • Tao Te Ching | The Essential Translation
The important difference between the Tao and the usual idea of God is that whereas God produces the world by making (weih), the Tao produces it by “not-making” (wu-wei i)-which is approximately what we mean by “growing.”
Alan W. Watts • The Way of Zen

The Taoism of Lao-tzu was about the Way, the Tao, which is something we experience when we are more attentive to our inner and outer worlds. The Tao can be followed and experientially known when we have surrendered our controlled, conditioned identity over to the effortless realm of spontaneity and trust, wu-wei. This effortless realm is why the Ta
... See moreJason Gregory • Effortless Living: Wu-Wei and the Spontaneous State of Natural Harmony

chinese philosophy
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Alchemical Taoism introduced the idea of ch’i, or internal energy, and was responsible for giving Taoism its reputation as an art of health and longevity.