Loy Ching-Yuen: No use fretting over gold, beauty or fame
Photo: Daoist from early 1900s, China.
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No use fretting over gold, beauty or fame;
Nurturing these, how can we calm
Our fluttering heart?
Non attachment brings deep truth,
And a truthful nature brings immortality.
Empty your heart,
Sit quietly on a mat.
In meditation we become one with All;
Tao billows like the vapors
In a mountain valley,
And its supernatural power wafts into our soul.
(Loy Ching-Yuen)
Nurturing these, how can we calm
Our fluttering heart?
Non attachment brings deep truth,
And a truthful nature brings immortality.
Empty your heart,
Sit quietly on a mat.
In meditation we become one with All;
Tao billows like the vapors
In a mountain valley,
And its supernatural power wafts into our soul.
(Loy Ching-Yuen)
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Recommended Reading:
'An Illustrated Introduction to Taoism: The Wisdom of the Sages'
By Jean C. Cooper (Author), Joseph A. Fitzgerald (Editor)
Purchase Book:
Amazon.com
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Description:
Containing 118 stunning color illustrations, this beautiful book provides an introduction to Taoism, one of the great religious and philosophical movements in Chinese thought. Incorporating selections from J.C. Cooper's writings, it explores the concept of the Tao (Way), the symbolism of Yin-Yang, and the thought of the leading Taoist sages. Also included are sections on Taoist art, the symbolism of plants and animals, the Taoist garden, and the relationship of Taoism with Buddhism and Hinduism.
'An Illustrated Introduction to Taoism: The Wisdom of the Sages'
By Jean C. Cooper (Author), Joseph A. Fitzgerald (Editor)
Purchase Book:
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Description:
Containing 118 stunning color illustrations, this beautiful book provides an introduction to Taoism, one of the great religious and philosophical movements in Chinese thought. Incorporating selections from J.C. Cooper's writings, it explores the concept of the Tao (Way), the symbolism of Yin-Yang, and the thought of the leading Taoist sages. Also included are sections on Taoist art, the symbolism of plants and animals, the Taoist garden, and the relationship of Taoism with Buddhism and Hinduism.
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