Tao Te Ching (Chapter 28) Know the strength of a man, But keep a woman’s care! Be the stream of the universe! Being the stream of the universe, Ever true and unswerving, Become a little child once more. Know the white, But keep the black! Be an example to the world! Being an example to […]
The Taoist Trader: Trade Like a Dancer
Tao Te Ching: Chapter 27 A good walker leaves no tracks; A good speaker makes no slips; A good reckoner needs no tally. A good door needs no lock, Yet no one can open it. Good binding requires no knots, Yet no one can loosen it. Therefore the sage takes care of all men And […]
The Taoist Trader: The Trader’s Root
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 26) The heavy is the root of the light; The still is the master of unrest. Therefore the sage, traveling all day, Does not lose sight of his baggage. Though there are beautiful things to be seen, He remains unattached and calm. Why should the lord of ten thousand chariots Act […]
The Taoist Trader: The Wild and Crazy Tao
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 25) Something mysteriously formed, Born before heaven and earth. In the silence and the void, Standing alone and unchanging, Ever present and in motion. Perhaps it is the mother of ten thousand things. I do not know its name Call it Tao. For lack of a better word, I call it […]
The Taoist Trader: Comfort Zone
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 24) He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides cannot maintain the pace. He who makes a show is not enlightened. He who is self-righteous is not respected. He who boasts achieves nothing. He who brags will not endure. According to followers of the Tao, “These are extra […]
The Taoist Trader: Faith
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 23) To talk little is natural. High winds do not last all morning. Heavy rain does not last all day. Why is this? Heaven and Earth! If heaven and earth cannot make things eternal, How is it possible for man? He who follows the Tao Is at one with the Tao. […]
The Taoist Trader: Accept Loss
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 13) Accept disgrace willingly. Accept misfortune as the human condition. What do you mean by “Accept disgrace willingly?” Accept being unimportant. Do not be concerned with loss or gain. This is called “accepting disgrace willingly.” What do you mean by “Accept misfortune as the human condition?” Misfortune comes from having a […]
The Taoist Trader: Trading from the Inner Gold
The Taoist Trader: Tao Te Ching (Chapter 11) Thirty spokes share the wheel’s hub; It is the center hole that makes it useful. Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore benefit comes […]
The Taoist Trader: Christian Meditation
The Taoist Trader: Tao Te Ching (Chapter 1, Part 1) The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth. The named is the mother of ten thousand things. Ever desireless, one can see […]