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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. —LAO-TZU
John Michael Talbot • The Lessons of Saint Francis: How to Bring Simplicity and Spirituality into Your Daily Life
Teitaro Suzuki, unofficial lay master of Zen Buddhism, humorous offbeat scholar, and about the most gentle and enlightened person I have ever known; for he combined the most complex learning with utter simplicity. He was versed in Japanese, English, Chinese, Sanskrit, Tibetan, French, Pali, and German, but while attending a meeting of the Buddhist
... See moreAlan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
According to Ssu-ma Ch’ien, Lao-tzu responded with this advice: “The ancients you admire have been in the ground a long time. Their bones have turned to dust. Only their words remain. Those among them who were wise rode in carriages when times were good and slipped quietly away when times were bad. I have heard that the clever merchant hides his we
... See moreRed Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
But his name was not Lao-tzu, which means “Old Master.” Ssu-ma Ch’ien says his family name was Li, his personal name was Erh (meaning “ear,” hence, learned), and his posthumous name was Tan (meaning “long-eared,” hence, wise).
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
And in the land of the cuckoo, Lao-tzu finally achieved anonymity as well as immortality.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
