Tao Te Ching #41

A wise student hears of the Tao,

And practices it diligently.

An average student hears of the Tao,

And half believes and half doubts.

A foolish student hears of the Tao,

And laughs out loud.

If such a student did not laugh,

It would not be the Tao.

Thus it is said:

The path into light seems dark;

The path forward seems backward;

The path to tranquility seems rough.

Goodness so high seems humble;

Purity so great seems disgraceful;

Virtue so vast seems inadequate;

Virtue so stable seems unsteady;

Virtue so constant seems changeable.

The biggest heart has no dark corners;

The greatest talent seems delayed;

The greatest music seems silent;

The greatest form seems formless.

The great Tao is hidden and nameless,

Thus only the Tao can bring fulfillment to all.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by Noah Wang & R. H. S

39 – Tao Te Ching

These are who have obtained Tao in the past:

Heaven obtained Tao and became clear,

Earth obtained Tao and became tranquil,

The spiritual being obtained Tao and became divine,

The land obtained Tao and became abundant,

Everything obtained Tao and flourished,

Kings obtained Tao and became rulers.

On the other hand:

If Heaven is not clear,

it will split.

If Earth is not tranquil,

it will crumble.

If a spiritual being is not divine,

he/she will wither.

If the land is not abundant,

it will dry out.

If everything is not flourished,

they will become extinct.

If kings can not be honorable,

they will fall.

Therefore, humility is the basis of honor,

the low is the foundation of the high.

For this reason, kings call themselves “orphans”,

“lonely”, and “unworthy”

These names are all related to humility, are they not?

Thus the highest honor does not need praise,

So do not strive to be a shining jade,

and instead be as a common rock.

In ancient China, kings call themselves: “orphan” like a kid without parents, “lonely” like a man without wife; unworthy like a man without food to be humble.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited By N&R Wang

Tao Te Ching - 38 quote

A master does not try to be good,

so he truly is good;

An ordinary man tries to be good,

so he fails to be good.

A master does not overdo (Wu wei),

nothing is left undone;

An ordinary man tries to overdo,

so much more needs to be done.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by N&R W.

Happy Moon Festival

It is the Moon Festival today!

The big, translucent, full-moon will bring nurturing and calming Yin energy. If you are Taoist Light cultivators, you may go out in this evening facing the big full moon and practice collecting Qi to infill your Qi channels with pure healing light shining from the Moon.

Enjoy watching the moon as it rises, gentle yet powerful.

Taoist Light Wellness would like to give great thanks to all students and clients for your support and confidence. May you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.

Happy Moon Festival!

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Tao Te Ching - 23

Having few words is natural:

The wind does not blow all morning,

The rain does not fall all day.

What makes this so?

Heaven and earth.

Heaven and earth will not last forever,

Much less for human beings.

Those who follow the Tao

Are one with the Tao,

Those who follow the highest goodness

 Are one with the highest goodness.

Those who follow the loss of the Tao,

Are one with the loss of the Tao.

For those who are one with the Tao,

The Tao will be with them;

For those who are one with the highest goodness,

The highest goodness will be with them.

And those who lose the Tao,

The Tao will be lost to them.

For a trust that falls short is no trust at all.

Translated by Chiyan Wang, Taoist teacher

Edited by Robert Smitheram Ph.D in classic Chinese

Tao Te Ching – 33

To know others is smart,

To know oneself is wise.

To master others is strong,

To master oneself is powerful.

To be content is true wealth,

To be determined is willpower.

To stay in one's place is endurance,

To die but not perish is eternality.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by N&R Wang

22 - Tao Te Ching

Being resilient is to be whole;

Being bended is to be straight;

Being empty is to be full;

Being shattered is to be renewed.

Taking less is to gain more;

Too much desire will lead to delusion;

So Taoist cultivator upholds the one principle for all things.

Not trying to be seen,

so she shines;

Not boasting of what she has done,

So she gains;

Not being arrogant herself,

So she lasts long.

Since she does not contend,

None in the world can contend with her.

This saying from ancient times:

Being resilient is to be whole.

Are not empty words;

It can be truly achieved.

Translated by Chiyan Wang, founder of Taoist Light Wellness

Edited by Robert H. Smitheram Ph.D

We are what we do ... consciously and selflessly

My twin sons are great examples. They are on today’s Santa Barbara News press and Coastal view news a couple of days ago. They responded: “ Mom, it is just a small event happening in our lives, soon everyone will forget about it including ourselves”. They live the way of non-attachment.

https://newspress.com/terrific-twins/

http://www.coastalview.com/news/twin-brothers-clean-up-more-than-540-lbs-of-trash/article_edbf28fc-df6a-11eb-8e0f-3f8f4104cb17.html