We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
LAO TZUWe shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
LAO TZUStop thinking, and end your problems.
LAO TZUThe snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
LAO TZULove is a decision – not an emotion!
LAO TZUJust remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.
LAO TZUA man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.
LAO TZULoss is not as bad as wanting more.
LAO TZUKnowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
LAO TZUIf you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
LAO TZUA good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
LAO TZUCompassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
LAO TZUTrying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.
LAO TZUTime is a created thing. To say I don’t have time, is like saying, I don’t want to.
LAO TZUWe join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.
LAO TZUBe content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
LAO TZULet reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
LAO TZU