If we find ourselves in a position of power, instead of lording it over others, we would do better to listen to those below us with sincere openness. This is true power, the power of the yin, of stillness and humbleness. | Solala Towler

We cannot see our clear reflection in running water, only in still water. | Chuang Tzu

We are like fish, slowly suffocating ourselves by straying from our true nature; with roots in the formless, we suffocate in the world of form.

In order to receive, we must first give - especially when we don’t think we have anything to give. | Solala Towler

‘Yao miao’ describes something that is passed on, or transmitted, in a mysterious way because it is done without words. This is considered the highest form of teaching in Taoism. | Solala Towler

When we get stuck, it means we are still intellectualizing and have more practice to do. By taking the yin position in life, we become whole - restored to the source of all, Tao. | Solala Towler

Blindness and deafness do not only afflict people physically; they also exist in the minds and attitudes of people. | Chuang Tzu

If we look with the eye of nonbeing, we can see and experience the source, Tao. If we look at things with the eye of being, we see the manifestations of Tao in the world around us.

‘Tao’ is the origin, and ‘Te’ is the manifestation of that origin. | Solala Towler

In Taoist practice three is considered the most powerful number because it relates to the three treasures of jing (vital force), chi (essence), and shen (spirit). | Solala Towler

Economie draait niet om de vraag hoeveel (of hoe weinig) we willen produceren, maar om de vraag wat we willen produceren en waartoe. | Matthias Olthaar #nrc

In de meeste vragen die we stellen ligt impliciet het antwoord besloten, meestal zonder dat we dat zelf beseffen. Veel van die antwoorden zijn antwoorden op ‘savage commands’ die ons in hun greep, overeind en ook gevangen houden. | @basheijne.bsky.social #nrc

Changing the way we listen sounds like a small thing. But when you change how you listen, you change the quality of your relationships, the quality of your experience and the quality of the experiences of those around you. And when you change those things, you change, well, everything. | Theory U

Als mensen zeggen dat ze stilte zoeken, zoeken ze eigenlijk natuurgeluid. Van échte stilte worden we gek. We hebben referentiegeluiden nodig om ons te positioneren in de wereld. | @volkskrant.nl

Silence is not an absence but a presence.

Om de zachte stemmen te horen, moeten we beter leren luisteren. Dat vergt oefening, zeker in een samenleving die zo op spreken is gericht als de onze. | Eva Meijer #nrc

'Wie niet bezig is beter te luisteren, is bezig doof te worden.’