Taoism

Unjust
Those with limited understanding are easily wounded by one unjust or unkind word. The sage understands that those who seek to hurt us in this way are in reality upset with themselves. - Lao Fzu

pg 13

http://www.taowoods.org/quote/index.htm?focus=13

Within
Most people look outside themselves for the answers they seek. The sage understands that most often the solutions to challenges in life lie within ourselves. - Lao Fzu

pg 14

http://www.taowoods.org/quote/index.htm?focus=14

Just out of curiosity does anyone like reading these or go the the web page link?

I haven't read all of them Rickie and I don't remember visiting the websites- but I do read the little wise quotes you put up and so thanks for that,

Buddhist Nyogen Senzaki's quote can, I believe, be adapted to Jediism.

My paraphrase:

The words believe and worship may be inapplicable to a Jedi who does not believe, but understands; does not worship, but practices what she or he understands.

Rickie wrote: Just out of curiosity does anyone like reading these or go the the web page link?

I am subscribed to and have favorited this thread, so I get an email every time someone posts to it. I don't ever not read it.

Advice
Giving advice to others is a difficult job as the sage well knows. Fools already know everything so don't listen, while the truly wise have no need for it. Thus, those who know don't speak. - Lao Fzu :blush:

I may speak a bit too much but I'm no high on the wise list either.

pg 1

http://www.taowoods.org/quote/index.htm?focus=1

Awaken
The challenges we face in life force us to give up cherished ideas we hold about who we are. The sage welcomes this process of awakening and realization of our true nature. - Lao Fzu

http://www.taowoods.org/quote/index.htm?focus=1

pg 1

Balance
The wise arrange their lives so that they can always return to balance. The sage is ever mindful that the way back to balance is just as long as the journey from it. - Lao Fzu

pg 2

http://www.taowoods.org/quote/index.htm?focus=2

Enjoy. Live well. Be happy.

These all seem to resonate with me today.

Choice
In every moment lies a choice that can change your life. Understand that if you make it a positive one, it is just a question of time before favorable results are realized. - Lao Fzu

As a person that desires and believes I direct my destiny all the little choices I make in the course of a day could be screwing it up.

Choice
On one side of a ridge it is cold and foggy, on the other side it is hot and dry. The sage understands that just by choosing where you stand, you alter your destiny. - Lao Fzu

So the most mundane of my daily acts can conflick with my longer term goals.

There are usually many options open to us, but few are chosen because they remain unrecognized. The sage understands that one's range of choice is only limited by one's understanding and vision.

and I may never notice them because I do lots of things without thinking.

Choices
No matter how minor or how great, you must make choices each and every minute that passes. The irony of life is that it is a one-way journey. The sage cultivates wisdom as it is the only reliable guide. - Lao Fzu

and once done its done I have to live with it and wonder where I went astray

Just musings

pg2

http://www.taowoods.org/quote/index.htm?focus=2