Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.
BENJAMIN HOFFFrom the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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Reality is what one makes it. And the more negative reality one nurtures and creates, the more of it one has.
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I think, therefore I am confused.
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Through working in harmony with life’s circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.
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We simply need to believe in the power that’s within us, and use it.
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It means that Tao doesn’t force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.
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Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet.
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Lots of people talk to animals… Not very many listen, though… That’s the problem.
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No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.
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Sourness and bitterness come from the interfering and unappreciative mind. Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet. That is the message of The Vinegar Tasters.
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Things just happen in the right way, at the right time. At least when you let them, when you work with circumstances instead of saying, ‘This isn’t supposed to be happening this way,’ and trying harder to make it happen some other way.
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Treat gain and loss the same.’ Don’t be Intimidated. Don’t make a Big Deal of anything – just accept things as they come to you.
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When we give up our images of self-importance and our ideas of what should be, we can help things become what they need to be.
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Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.
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A way of life that keeps saying ‘Around the next corner, above the next step,’ works against the natural order of things and makes it so difficult to be happy and good.
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There is more to knowing than just being correct
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