Tao Te Ching (Chapter 39) In harmony with the Tao, the sky is clear and spacious. the earth is solid and full, all creatures flourish together, content with the way they are, endlessly repeating themselves, endlessly renewed. When man interferes with the Tao, the sky becomes filthy, the earth becomes depleted, the equilibrium crumbles, […]
Archives for September 2011
The Taoist Trader: Breaking the Rules
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 38) To give without seeking reward To help without thinking it is virtuous— therein lies great virtue To keep account of your actions To help with the hope of gaining merit— therein lies no virtue The highest virtue is to act without a sense of self The highest kindness is […]
The Taoist Trader: Your Unique Trading Path
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 37) Our practice is one of effortless effort. It seems as if we do nothing, yet everything is done. If we stay on this path and resist the temptation to control, each thing will naturally evolve according to its individual nature. When our conditioning arises and attempts to stir […]
The Taoist Trader: Endarkenment
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 36) What needs to shrink must first have grown; what seeks weakness surely was strong. What seeks its ruin must first have risen; what seeks to take has surely given. This is called the small dark light: the soft, the weak prevail over the hard, the strong. (By Lao Tsu, […]