#tao

When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#evil #good #inspirational #lao-tzu #tao-te-ching

For every one pupil who needs to be guarded from a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#courage #ethics #honor #morality #religion

A long time have I lived with you And now we must be going Separately to be together. Perhaps I shall be the wind To blur your smooth waters So that you do not see your face too much. Perhaps I shall be the star To guide your uncertain wings So that you have direction in the night. Perhaps I shall be the fire To separate your thoughts So that you do not give up. Perhaps I shall be the rain To open up the earth So that your seed may fall. Perhaps I shall be the snow To let your blossoms sleep So that you may bloom in spring. Perhaps I shall be the stream To play a song on the rock So that you are not alone. Perhaps I shall be a new mountain So that you always have a home. ↗

— Nancy Wood

#grief #loss #native-american #nature #seasons

The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished. ↗

— Deng Ming-Dao

#taoism #true-to-yourself #faith

Who you are is always right. ↗

— Deng Ming-Dao

#taoism #harmony

When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the slightest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinions for or against anything. To set up what you like against what you dislike is the disease of the mind. ↗

— Hsin Hsin Ming

#christianity #hate #life #living #love

If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you. ↗

— Deng Ming-Dao

#flow #ideas #spirituality #taoism #harmony

Expression is never helped by suppression. ↗

— Deng Ming-Dao

#suppression #taoism #harmony

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method? ↗

— Confucius

#wisdom #zen #zen

Acceptance doesn't mean masochistic pessimism, but joyful support of and participation in the great cosmic drama. ↗

— Nathan J. Johnson

#pessimism