5 Life Lessons From…
Lao Tzu 🇨🇳
Lao Tzu 🇨🇳
1. Don’t Force Anything 🌊
“The Master does not force virtue on others, thus she is able to accomplish her task.
The ordinary person who uses force, will find that they accomplish nothing.”
- Work smarter, not harder -
“The Master does not force virtue on others, thus she is able to accomplish her task.
The ordinary person who uses force, will find that they accomplish nothing.”
- Work smarter, not harder -
2. Don’t Overburden Yourself 💤
“Those who stand on tiptoes do not stand firmly.
Those who rush ahead don’t get very far.
Those who try to outshine others dim their own light.”
- There is no need to push yourself too far, learn that resting is just as important as action. -
“Those who stand on tiptoes do not stand firmly.
Those who rush ahead don’t get very far.
Those who try to outshine others dim their own light.”
- There is no need to push yourself too far, learn that resting is just as important as action. -
3. Stop Controlling The World 🌎
“Do you want to rule the world and control it? I don’t think it can ever be done.
The world is a sacred vessel and it can not be controlled. You will only make it worse if you try. It may slip through your fingers and disappear.”
“Do you want to rule the world and control it? I don’t think it can ever be done.
The world is a sacred vessel and it can not be controlled. You will only make it worse if you try. It may slip through your fingers and disappear.”
4. Enough Is Enough 😌
“Those who know they have enough are truly wealthy.”
- Whoever knows contentment will be at peace forever,” Lao Tzu states. But we can only know when we have enough if we realize that the value we attribute to external things is based on delusion. -
“Those who know they have enough are truly wealthy.”
- Whoever knows contentment will be at peace forever,” Lao Tzu states. But we can only know when we have enough if we realize that the value we attribute to external things is based on delusion. -
5. Don’t Cling To Life ➡️
“I have heard that those who celebrate life walk safely among the wild animals. When they go into battle, they remain unharmed.”
- When we cling to one thing, we resist another. And what we resist will stick, but what we accept we move beyond. -
“I have heard that those who celebrate life walk safely among the wild animals. When they go into battle, they remain unharmed.”
- When we cling to one thing, we resist another. And what we resist will stick, but what we accept we move beyond. -
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