THE TAO OF INNER PEACE

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THE TAO OF INNER PEACE

 

By Diane Dreher

 

The Tao guides us with lessons from nature. For centuries, Chinese

calligraphers have painted bamboo as a special spiritual exercise.

Bamboo is graceful, upright and strong. Hollow inside, receptive,

and humble, it bends with the wind but does not break. Those who are

flexible and resourceful are open to new possibilities and are

strong in any situation. Avoiding pride and rigidity, they adjust to

life's changes, harmonizing in their own pattern of growth. Non-Tao

people only resist. The Tao Te Ching tells us:

" At birth all people are soft and yielding./ At death they are hard

and stiff./ All green plants are tender and yielding./ At death they

are brittle and dry./When hard and rigid,/ We consort with death./

When soft and flexible we affirm greater life. "

 

The man and woman of Tao sees crisis as an opportunity to follow

through an unrealized dream. There is an old saying, " When one door

closes, another opens. "

 

[The dictionary tells that Taoism is a principal philosophy and

system of religion of China. It is founded upon the teachings of Lao-

tse, thought to have lived in the 6th century B.C., and based upon

the concept of Tao, seeking to achieve practical and spiritual

harmony with the universe. Tao or Dao in the philosophy of Taoism:

the way or course in all aspects of life that is the most effective

and least conspicuous, and is in harmony with the spirit of nature

and the universe.]

 

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.