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Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 4
道沖而用之或不盈。 淵兮似萬物之宗。 挫其銳，解其紛，和其光，同其塵。湛兮似或存。 吾不知誰之子，象帝之先。 The Tao is empty, and it can never be used up or be filled. It is so deep as if it were the origin of all things! It rounds off its sharpness, unties the tangles; softens its light, and merges with the dust. It seems to be absent, yet it is …
Zero Limits and I (Part 2)
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. When I got back from the first Zero Limits seminar, small things in my life started to go wrong. First, the plumbing pipes got clogged in my home, as well as in another home that my daughter …
Confucius Knows the Future
The story of Confucius was recorded in the book of Liezi. It is said that there was a man in the state of Song who was benevolent. His black cow gave birth to a white calf. He thought it was strange, so he asked Confucius. Confucius did not give him any reason, he only said …
Life is Like a Bottle
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. The original text is in Chinese. I translated this into English to share with you. It is very simple, yet holds a much deeper meaning. A very easy thing to understand, but also a very easy thing …
Easter Miracle
(The image is from https://www.potterybarn.com/products/happy-easter-eggs-vase-filler/) On this Easter holiday, I can not help recalling the miracle that had happened to my friend -Emily six years ago. Here is her story- Emily practiced medicine in Southern California. Her hobby was to ride the bike 5, 10 ..25 miles in her spare time. So she is strong …
Trapped in a Well
The picture4 is from https://www.istockphoto.com/hk/%E7%85%A7%E7%89%87/%E6%B7%B1%E5%9F%8E%E8%A3%A1%E6%B0%B4%E8%A3%A1%E9%9D%A2-gm927539274-25444726, One must navigate through the rapids to reach a higher level of success in life. The most important tool is to always value oneself. One day, a farmer’s donkey accidentally fell into a dry well. The farmer racked his brains trying to think of a way to rescue the donkey, …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 10
載營魄抱一，能無離乎？ 專氣致柔，能嬰兒乎？ 滌除玄覽，能無疵乎？ 愛民治國，能無知乎？ 天門開闔，能為雌乎？ 明白四達，能無知乎？ 生之、畜之，生而不有，為而不恃，長而不宰，是謂玄德。 In embracing the One with your soul, Can you never forsake the Tao? In controlling your vital force to achieve gentleness, Can you become like the new-born child? In cleansing and purifying your Mystic vision, Can you strive after perfection? In loving the people and governing the kingdom, …
Are You in Your Right Time Zone?
Watching this inspiring video, I am reminded of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 in the Bible It says- There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven: 2 A time for giving birth, a time for dying; a time for planting, a time for uprooting what has been planted. 3 A time …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 31
夫佳兵者，不祥之器，物或惡之，故有道者不處。 君子居則貴左，用兵則貴右。 兵者不祥之器，非君子之器，不得已而用之，恬淡為上。 勝而不美，而美之者，是樂殺人。夫樂殺人者，則不可以得志於天下矣。 吉事尚左，凶事尚右。 偏將軍居左，上將軍居右，言以喪禮處之。 殺人之衆，以哀悲泣之，戰勝以喪禮處之。 Of all things, soldiers are instruments of evil, hated by men. Therefore the religious man (possessed of Tao) avoids them. The gentleman favors the left in civilian life, But on military occasions favors the right. Soldiers are weapons of evil. They are not the weapons of gentlemen. When …
Love in a Dollar
The image is from https://www.pleacher.com/mp/puzzles/tricks/mobmony2.html. Jim worked in a scenic area. When he went to work every day, his elderly neighbor Jack would hand him a $5 bill and ask him to buy him a $4 coffee from the coffee shop in the scenic area. This exchange had been going on for several years. In …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 9
持而盈之，不如其已； 揣而銳之，不可長保。 金玉滿堂，莫之能守； 富貴而驕，自遺其咎。 功遂身退天之道。 Stretch (a bow) to its very longest, And you will wish you had stopped in time. Temper a (sword-edge) to its very sharpest, And the edge will not last long. When gold and jade fill your hall, You will not be able to keep them safe. To be proud …
