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Cultivate Virtue In Yourself

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Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Fifty Four “What is firmly established cannot be uprooted.What is firmly grasped cannot slip away.It will be honored from generation to generation.  Cultivate Virtue in your self,And Virtue will be real.Cultivate it in the family,And Virtue will abound.Cultivate it in the village,And Virtue will grow.Cultivate it in the nation,And Virtue will be abundant.Cultivate it in the universe,And Virtue will be everywhere.  Therefore look at the body as body;Look at the family as family;Look at the village as village;Look at the nation as nation;Look at the universe as universe.  How do I know the … Continue reading Cultivate Virtue In Yourself

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The Fields Are Full Of Weeds

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Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Fifty Three  “If I have even just a little sense,I will walk on the main road and my only fearwill be of straying from it.Keeping to the main road is easy,But people love to be sidetracked.  When the court is arrayed in splendor,The fields are full of weeds,And the granaries are bare.Some wear gorgeous clothes,Carry sharp swords,And indulge themselves with food and drink;They have more possessions than they can use.They are robber barons.This is certainly not the way of Tao.” It’s good sense to understand and harmonise with nature, it’s essentially an easy, … Continue reading The Fields Are Full Of Weeds

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All Things Arise From Tao

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Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Fifty One  “All things arise from Tao.They are nourished by Virtue.They are formed from matter.They are shaped by environment.Thus the ten thousand things all respect Tao and honor Virtue.Respect of Tao and honor of Virtue are not demanded,But they are in the nature of things.  Therefore all things arise from Tao.By Virtue they are nourished,Developed, cared for,Sheltered, comforted,Grown, and protected.Creating without claiming,Doing without taking credit,Guiding without interfering,This is Primal Virtue.” This is telling us that everything arises from source and if it remains well connected and in harmony with it   will live … Continue reading All Things Arise From Tao

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Having No Place For Death To Enter

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Explanation Of the Tao Te Ching Part Fifty “Between birth and death,Three in ten are followers of life,Three in ten are followers of death,And men just passing from birth to death also number three in ten.Why is this so?Because they live their lives on the gross level.  He who knows how to live can walk abroadWithout fear of rhinoceros or tiger.He will not be wounded in battle.For in him rhinoceroses can find no place to thrust their horn,Tigers no place to use their claws,And weapons no place to pierce.Why is this so?Because he has no place for death to enter.” … Continue reading Having No Place For Death To Enter

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The Sage Has No Mind Of His Own

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Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Forty Nine  “The sage has no mind of his own.He is aware of the needs of others.  I am good to people who are good.I am also good to people who are not good.Because Virtue is goodness.I have faith in people who are faithful.I also have faith in people who are not faithful.Because Virtue is faithfulness.  The sage is shy and humble – to the world he seems confusing.Others look to him and listen.He behaves like a little child.” This part is explaining how the ‘self’ is illusory and is the software (thoughts … Continue reading The Sage Has No Mind Of His Own

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Less And Less Is Done

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Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Forty Eight “In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired.In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.  Less and less is doneUntil non-action is achieved.When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.  The world is ruled by letting things take their course.It cannot be ruled by interfering.” The profound teaching of the Tao and often the hardest for westerners to grasp.  Less is more. The continuous process of letting go mentally of extraneous thoughts, any excess tension physically, and the ability to prioritise in life to the extent that … Continue reading Less And Less Is Done

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The Tao Begot One…

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Explanation Of The Tai Te Ching Part Forty Two  “The Tao begot one.One begot two.Two begot three.And three begot the ten thousand things.  The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace yang.They achieve harmony by combining these forces.” How the universe is formed. One naturally creates its opposite and this process continues in an endless spiral of yin and yang. The secret is to balance them, creating harmony. “Men hate to be “orphaned,” “widowed,” or “worthless,”But this is how kings and lords describe themselves.  For one gains by losingAnd loses by gaining.  What others teach, I also teach; that is:“A … Continue reading The Tao Begot One…

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The Spirit Is Whole And Strong

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Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Thirty Nine  “These things from ancient times arise from one:The sky is whole and clear.The earth is whole and firm.The spirit is whole and strong.The valley is whole and full.The ten thousand things are whole and alive.Kings and lords are whole, and the country is upright.All these are in virtue of wholeness.  The clarity of the sky prevents its falling.The firmness of the earth prevents its splitting.The strength of the spirit prevents its being used up.The fullness of the valley prevents its running dry.The growth of the ten thousand things prevents their drying … Continue reading The Spirit Is Whole And Strong

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You Already Know It!

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Most of social media is designed to lead you astray, particularly in the martial arts and some of the worst manipulators (whether they know it or not) are those that train and teach our arts. First of all YOU ALREADY KNOW IT so you don’t need ‘teachers’ telling you that you don’t understand and it takes years of training etc. they are laying smoke screens and diverting you from seeing what you should already know naturally. Every mammal is born with this inner knowing, look at cats, dogs, monkeys, tigers and so on, even humans when they’re ’in the zone’ … Continue reading You Already Know It!