Taoism

Lessons from the Taoist Philosophy of Water [w/ Video]

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“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” ~ Bruce Lee

Dylan Charles – Bruce Lee is well-known for his comment about water, which described the essence of his personal journey toward self-actualization. He was not alone in this realization, however, for in the 2600 year-old classic text, The Tao Te Ching, the qualities of water were elucidated in the poetry of Lao-Tzu.

In Tao Te Ching number eight, water, as it relates to our world, is described as such:

“The supreme goodness is like water.
It benefits all things without contention.
In dwelling, it stays grounded.
In being, it flows to depths.
In expression, it is honest.
In confrontation, it stays gentle.
In governance, it does not control.
In action, it aligns to timing.
It is content with its nature and therefore cannot be faulted.”
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The Thirty-Three Sages Of The Plum Red Robes

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Stuart Wilde Zen-Haven April 5 2013 (Thanks, Soren)

Many years ago in old China there was a wise old sage. He traveled the countryside, walking from village to village teaching and healing people, helping in whatever way he could. He had great wisdom. He had reached that elusive point in his knowledge that many strive for—that egoless state of spirituality and consciousness where one’s sense of self and the eternal nature of things are as one. The old sage was greatly revered.

From time to time young men would gather around the old sage. Some felt they would give up everything to follow him for they knew that by just watching him they would learn. The old sage allowed some to follow him, others he turned away with a kindly word or a promise or a helpful instruction. But he wouldn’t allow any of his students to stay with him for very long. So young men would come and go, each stopping for a while to learn before being dismissed to return to their villages.

The old sage had been traveling, healing and teaching for a while and at that particular time he had with him five students. One night he gathered the young men together and said, “I have to return to the monastery that is my spiritual home. Each of you is welcome to come with me but I must tell you that you will have to be diligent and keep up as the journey is long and I cannot wait for any stragglers. I have to arrive in time for the winter solstice.” He went on to say, “I also have to tell you that only one of you will complete the journey to the monastery with me. Do you understand?” There was a slight pause and then the students bowed and said, “Yes old sage, we understand. We will come.”

So the next day the old sage and the five students began their journey towards the distant mountains where the monastery lay. After walking for two days they camped by a small stream. The students prepared a meal and the old sage ate with them. Soon afterwards the students fell asleep. At about two o’clock in the morning the old man rose from his place. As he did so three of the students heard him, the other two continued sleeping. The sage gathered his things and walked silently out of the encampment. The three hurriedly grabbed their few possessions and followed him. Two were left behind.

The sage and the remaining students walked up a rugged trail climbing towards the distant peaks and a day or so later they came to a ravine. Across the ravine was a narrow log. The sage walked effortlessly across the log, traversing the ravine which dropped hundreds of feet below him. One of the students crossed and then the second but the third was gripped with a terrible fear. Try as he might he could not bring himself to make the crossing. So the sage and the two remaining students paused to bow from the other side and the third student was left behind. The old sage continued on his journey with the remaining two.

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The Wilde Weekly: Perception, Redemption & Personal Safety

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I said in my books ages ago that the global-ego will now take a big hit, and that will force the collective global-shadow to come out. Suddenly we will see people’s evil out front, made manifest and easy to see.

That in turn evokes the ghouls in the demonic worlds and it attracts them, as they like mayhem and emotional confusion and they come closer to humans because they are linked to pain and the hidden aspect of the human shadow.

People who seem normal now will suddenly flip and become cruel, dishonest and cold. We call those people the Swivelers as they spin to the darkness overnight, you’ve probably experienced a few of those people already.

You know your subtle energy is a signalling system, people are pulled to you according to the congruence or pattern that is in the fractal code you emit, and that code is embedded in your life force, that nowadays we call the etheric. So being a bit more serene and Zen and careful is a good thing now.

In the end your safety is linked to your purity, and while you might see yourself as kind and pure, if you are trolling through porno on the Internet for an hour each night, you leave yourself vulnerable.

Similarly if you are fighting with your spouse, or doing dodgy things, pretending to be normal but being anything BUT normal. Karma is very precise; try to remember that, it helps you.

Here are some Perception and Safety Ideas to Remember.

One needs discipline to calm the mind or your darkness comes out and pulls in the ghouls. So don’t allow yourself to spin off on a tangent into some big upset that lasts hours and hours. That is not safe. And don’t fight with people, let them go. Agree to lose, it is safer. Be a Taoist; don’t confront, walk away, keep to your dignity at all times. Continue reading →

Feng Shui Is About Shifting Your Mind To Invite More Wealth Into Your Life

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Inspire Me Today | December 23 2012

You have unlimited choices and potentials in your life. So, when you face a “crisis,” take it as an opportunity to grow and it will take you to the next level of abundance.

In the Chinese and Japanese languages, the word “Crisis” is written with two words: Danger and Opportunity.

As the Principle of Yin and Yang teaches us, everything has two opposing facets: Negative and Positive, or Good and Bad. And it is up to you to focus on Negative or Positive aspect of life.

In other words, the crisis (or issue or problem) that you are facing right now, can be negative or positive, depending on how you take it. And today you are what you are and who you are, because all of the choices you have made so far did manifest in your life.

You have unlimited potentials and choices.

If you make the choice to take the crisis as “Danger” with fear, anxiety, helpless, and feeling you lose control, just like a wild fire, it will spread all over your body, mind and life and will quickly burn you down.

In contrast, if you make the choice to take the crisis as “Opportunity” with passion, curiosity, hope, and feeling you take the control; it will become a powerful vehicle that will take you to the new horizon that you have never seen.

This is Mental Feng Shui. Feng Shui is not just re-arranging your furniture, but it is all about Shifting Your Mind.

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