The King Taishan, one of the ten kings of hell
In #Daoist belief, Dongyue Dadi(東嶽大帝) reigns over both the eastern sacred peak and the unseen courts of the dead. Supreme among the Five Mountain Gods, he governs Mount Tai, where the sun is born each day. This rising light binds heaven, earth, and humanity, 1/2
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"The primary question around this re-evaluation of his work, guided by the idea of ‘the silent transformations’ that Jullien adopts from Wang Fuzhi, is whether the theory of revolution Benjamin developed in the 1930s can be characterized as #Daoist or, better yet, Marxist-Daoist."
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"-That day, forever etched in my memory. On that day, I could not have imagined that you would come into this world. You are the brightest star in the universe, my unimaginable happiness and my spark, in this deep darkness of endless loneliness..."
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The King Taishan, one of the ten kings of hell
In #Daoist belief, Dongyue Dadi (東嶽大帝), the Great Deity of Mount Tai, rules both the sacred mountain in the east and the underworld. Among the Five Mountain Gods, he holds the highest rank. Mount Tai, where the sun rises, symbolizes rebirth and connection between heaven and humanity. 1/2
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An obsession with success is also an obsession with failure. — #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 (paraphrase) #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
An obsession with success is also an obsession with failure.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 (paraphrase) #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
A cup overflowing with cappuccino
"Rather than pour into a cup that overflowed, It is better to stop it." - #Laozi #Daodejing ch 9 #Dao #Daoist #Daoism #Laotzu #Taoteching #Taoism #Tao #Taoist
"Great support seems deficient, Employed it will not collapse; Great buoyancy seems empty, Utilized it will not be exhausted. Great honesty seems corrupt, Great skills seem incompetent, Great orations seem inarticulate." -- #Laozi #Daodejing, Ch 45, tr by Wikisource #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
"Great support seems deficient,
Employed it will not collapse;
Great buoyancy seems empty,
Utilized it will not be exhausted.
Great honesty seems corrupt,
Great skills seem incompetent,
Great orations seem inarticulate."
-- #Laozi #Daodejing, Ch 45, tr by Wikisource #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
Victory comes from lying perfectly still and waiting for power to come your way. — #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 61 tr Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist #Tao #Taoism #Taoist
Victory comes from lying perfectly still and waiting for power to come your way.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 61 tr Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist #Tao #Taoism #Taoist
Knowing when you have enough avoids dishonor, and knowing when to stop will keep you from danger. — #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Vs 44 tr J. H. McDonald #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
Knowing when you have enough avoids dishonor, and knowing when to stop will keep you from danger.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Vs 44 tr J. H. McDonald #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
When you try too hard, you defeat your own purpose. Cling to stuff, and you will suffer loss. The Masters make no effort, so they never fail. They aren't attached to things, so they never feel loss. — #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing Vs 64 tr. Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
When you try too hard, you defeat your own purpose. Cling to stuff, and you will suffer loss. The Masters make no effort, so they never fail. They aren't attached to things, so they never feel loss.
— #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing Vs 64 tr. Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
The greater the attachment, the more acute the suffering. The greater the hoard, the more damaging the loss. — #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr. Oliver Benjamin #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoist #Daoism #Tao #Taoist #Taoism
The greater the attachment, the more acute the suffering. The greater the hoard, the more damaging the loss.
— #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr. Oliver Benjamin
#Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoist #Daoism #Tao #Taoist #Taoism
What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly. — #LaoTzu #Laozi #Daodejing #taoteching #daoism #taoism #tao #dao #taoist #daoist
What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
— #LaoTzu
#Laozi #Daodejing #taoteching #daoism #taoism #tao #dao #taoist #daoist
Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. — #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr Mitchell #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoist #Taoism #Dao #Daoist #Daoism.
Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
— #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr Mitchell #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoist #Taoism #Dao #Daoist #Daoism.
Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things. — Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 #Daodejing #LaoTzu #Laozi #Tao #Dao #Taoist #Daoist #Taoism #Daoism
Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 #Daodejing #LaoTzu #Laozi #Tao #Dao #Taoist #Daoist #Taoism #Daoism
A crowd of thousands of ordinary people on an ordinary city street.
Accept being unimportant.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing by #Laozi, Verse 13
#Daodejing #LaoTzu #Tao #Dao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist
built in his honor still stand today on hilltops in rural countryside and city streets.
But in #Daoist theology, the picture is different. The Jade Emperor here is powerful—but not supreme. He is subordinated to Yuanshi Tianzun (元始天尊), the "Heavenly Worthy of the Primordial Beginning," 3/4
The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. — Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 50 #Dao #Tao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist #Daodejing #Laozi #LaoTzu
The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings.
— Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 50
#Dao #Tao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist #Daodejing #Laozi #LaoTzu
Attributed to Song Emperor Huizong, Auspicious Cranes is painted on silk, currently at the Liaoning Provincial Museum. Huizong painted it (or put his name to it) after seeing auspicious clouds descend over Kaifeng followed by a flock of cranes. #Daoist symbology abounds, clouds, mist and cranes.
An empty ballroom that can only host dancing and frivolity because of its emptiness.
30 spokes share the wheel's hub; the center hole makes it useful. Shape clay into a vessel; the space within makes it useful. Cut doors & windows for a room; the holes make it useful. Profit comes from what is there; usefulness from what is not
#Daodejing Ch 11 Tr Gia-Fu Feng #Dao #Daoism #Daoist
Great straightness seems twisted. Great intelligence seems stupid. Great eloquence seems awkward. — Gia-Fu Feng, #daodejing, Verse 45 #dao #daoism #daoist #laozi #tao #taoism #taoist #laotzu #taoteching
Great straightness seems twisted. Great intelligence seems stupid. Great eloquence seems awkward.
— Gia-Fu Feng, #daodejing, Verse 45
#dao #daoism #daoist #laozi #tao #taoism #taoist #laotzu #taoteching
