Tag: compassion

Tao Te Ching 7th Verse Thoughts

Heaven is eternal – the earth endures.  Why do heaven and earth last forever?  They do not live for themselves only.  This is the secret of their durability For this reason the sage puts himself last and so ends up…

Tao Te Ching: Verse 5 Thoughts

Heaven and earth are impartial; they see the 10,000 things as straw dogs.  The sage is not sentimental; he treats all his people as straw dogs The sage is like heaven and earth:  To him none are especially dear, nor…

Allow and free yourself

Dealing with… Coping with… Putting up with… Bear With… Tolerating… Enduring… Expressions that I’ve used and I’m sure, many of you have as well.   We tend to use these words as if they are positive or that we are…