Daily Tao - 78

Jul 29, 2012 17:19

Nothing is softer
or more yielding
than water.
Yet, given time,
it can erode even the hardest stone.
That's how the weak
can defeat the strong,
and the supple
can win out over the stiff.

Everybody knows it.
So why don't we apply it to our own lives?

Lao Tzu used to say:
"Take on people's problems,
and you can be their leader.
Deal with the world's problems,
and ( Read more... )

taoism, gnosis and agnosis, tao te ching, beatrice tao

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sabrinamari July 30 2012, 00:29:16 UTC
Needed to hear this today, Bobby.

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bobby1933 July 30 2012, 01:17:05 UTC
Your welcome :)

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FUNNY THAT... 13masquerade July 30 2012, 01:36:59 UTC
..i played the game of "what my american indian name" would be like, and ended up with "SMOKES WITH STONES"..

And this was my comment :

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Merela Carrido: I think I am going to change "Smokes" with "Water With Stones.." for I no longer smoke..
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*Cheers* :)

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Re: FUNNY THAT... bobby1933 July 30 2012, 02:19:14 UTC
On the other hand, "Smokes with Stones" (and smoke is softer than water though more smelly) put me mind of Sweat Lodges and other healing ceremonies.

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Re:TRUE... 13masquerade July 30 2012, 02:31:46 UTC
~Although water appeals to me more than anything else..~

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