Watch your thoughts
The Taoism of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu ExplainedTaoism is not a religion. To the Taoists, gods and the afterlife are vague, almost non-existent. Taoism is all about here and now: the philosophy of how to live a pleasant life, without causing unnecessary commotion or distress. The BookThe Taoism of Lao Tzu Explained. The great Taoist philosophy classic by Lao Tzu translated, and each of the 81 chapters extensively commented. Click the image to see the book at Amazon (paid link). More about the book here. Tao Te ChingEach Chapter Explained The major source to Taoist philosophy is the Tao Te Ching (also spelled Dao De Jing), written by the legendary Lao Tzu (Lao Zi) — somewhere between the 7th and the 4th century BC in China. Lao Tzu — the First TaoistThe man honored with this big statue in Quanzhou is Lao Tzu (Laozi), legendary writer of the Tao Te ching. There are doubts that this one man wrote it, or that he ever existed, but here's the little we know about him from historical sources (click the header). Fake Lao Tzu QuotesThere are lots of Lao Tzu quotes on the Internet. Unfortunately, many of them are fake. Lao Tzu never said so. Here are some of those quotes, and what gives away that they are fake (click the header). Already by the first chapter of Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy classic, the style of its interpretor or translator is quite clear. In 2004, I vacuumed the internet and my own library for versions of Tao Te Ching's Chapter 1. Click the header to have a look at the translation of the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy classic, made by the Scottish sinologist James Legge (1815-97) in 1891. It is a splendid version, surpassing many of later dates — although the recent archaeological findings of Tao Te Ching manuscripts in Ma Wang Tui and Guodian were unknown to him. The English magician and occultist Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) made his own version of the Tao Te Ching in 1923. It is a very interesting and surprisingly clear version of the Taoist philosophy classic — worth reading also for those who have no interest in the occult (click the header).
Chuang Tzu (4th century BC), Taoist philosopher. Next to Lao Tzu, the legendary writer of Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu (Zhuang Zi) is the most famous of the Chinese Taoist philosophers. He lived in the 4th century BC. According to tradition, he wrote the first seven chapters, called the 'inner' chapters, of the book given his name. His Taoist students are said to have written the remaining 'outer' chapters. Click the header to see the complete James Legge translation of the Chuang Tzu Taoist texts, published in 1891, divided into the 33 chapters. You can read them in any order, since they are not connected in a consecutive way. Through the centuries, Lao Tzu had many followers, some more noted than others. The main Taoist philosophers all had their own ways of interpreting the Tao Te Ching and practicing the Tao principles. Here, the most prominent of the ancient Taoists are presented (click the header). I extracted 388 quotes from the Tao Te Ching, sorted by 19 topics.
Another section of this website divides the 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching into seven different themes, which are prominent in the book and in Taoist philosophy.
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I found 75, from well-renowned sinologists to happy amateurs. Now I have also added my own version. The vagueness of the original text allows for very different interpretations, as you can see in the collection of translations (click the header).
Each quote has a link to its chapter in the book. Click the header for the introduction, or go directly to the topic of your choice. Here they all are:
The whole chapters, not just quotes from them, are included on the theme pages. Click the header to read the introduction, or go directly to one of the seven themes. Here they are:
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Watch your thoughts - for they turn into words, words into actions, and actions become habits.
.. ▷ Socratify.Net We are what we do every day. The ability to control one's actions forms character, and thanks to character, a person acquires the ability to control his life.
Aristotle (100+)nine0007 Whatever happens, whatever the age, a man must remain a man. Take the first step. Fight. Responsible for words.
Everything is in the hands of men. For a real man will always achieve everything. Unknown author (1000+)
Talk less. Do more. Words will show your mind, but actions will show your significance.
Benjamin Franklin (100+) nine0009Circumstances do not shape a person - they reveal his character.
James Allen (10+)Eat little at dinner, and even less at dinner, for the health of the whole body is forged in the forge of our stomach.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (50+)
Watch your thoughts - they become words. nine0012 Watch your words - they become deeds.
Boris Pasternak (40+)
Watch your actions - they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character - it determines your destiny!We are what we think. Everything we are comes into being with our thoughts. With our thoughts we create the world.
Buddha (100+) nine0009Actions always prove that words mean nothing.
Unknown author (1000+)A wise man appreciates everyone, because he sees the good in everyone.
Baltasar Gracian y Morales (100+)
We become what we think about all day long.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (100+) nine0009
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Watch your thoughts - they become words. Watch your words - they become actions. Watch your actions - they become habits. Watch your habits - they become character. Watch your character
Watch your thoughts - they become words. Watch your words - they become actions. Watch your actions - they become habits.Watch your habits - they become character. Watch your character - it determines your destiny. — Discuss
Daryushka Maltseva
Watch your thoughts - they become words. Watch your words - they become actions. Watch your actions - they become habits. Watch your habits - they become character. Watch your character - it determines your destiny. word thought fate habit deed character nine0008
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Brown Sparrow
thoughts are words, words do not always become actions, just like actions become habits, well, not only character determines fate))))
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Vyacheslav Goguev
"Thoughts-form, passed through psychology.
Thank you for the "scientific science." Did you follow the course of thoughts-actions yourself? Or are circumstances stronger than us?
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Daryushka Maltseva
Anything can happen, but try to think before speaking, do
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Danil
That is, if I persistently think about how I sleep with Angelina Jolie and tell everyone about it, will it ever come true?
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Daryushka Maltseva
Do you really need it? Think
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Danil
Of course.
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Konstantin Rumyantsev
Nonsense, if it were so, a person would not make mistakes, but at school they would talk about it in class .............................. ......
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Daryushka Maltseva
25?????
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Konstantin Rumyantsev
But let it be ok...................
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Daryushka Maltseva
OK
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Konstantin Rumyantsev
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Daryushka Maltseva
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Vladimir Kalimanov
people are such an unpredictable creature, therefore everything that you wrote above does not apply to this animal
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George Bratash
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... FOLLOW)) and WE are watching YOU !!!! Remember: the FSB is watching YOU))))
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Daryushka Maltseva
Ogo
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George Bratash
MURR))
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Dmitry Frolov
Bullshit everything. Everything in life is defined by states. Thoughts, deeds, habits are consequences. nine0008
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Daryushka Maltseva
Why not? Both
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Dmitry Frolov
Primary state .
From it you can either make or not make an act, action and any other. In addition, do it consciously or unconsciously, on autopilot, instinctively.
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Daryushka Maltseva
A thought appears either from God or from the devil, and you either don't pay attention to it or start spinning it. You start thinking and then they can go into a state, Words, actions .. or they may not go. That's what it's about.
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Mari Man
I don't care how to keep an eye on you, let your mother wipe your dupa until retirement. nine0008
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Vasily Odintsov
I completely agree with everything, the awareness of what you are doing around you is wonderful.
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Daryushka Maltseva
Yes, and think before every step!
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Vasily Odintsov
Why? You can just trust your feelings. Personally, I do to the society around me only what I consider positive, consciously.
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Vasily Odintsov
You can live and be happy and business is another bonus in our projects goals
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Daryushka Maltseva
Well, that's exactly what we're talking about! nine0008
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Kai Frost
Uh-huh.
.. That is why instead of your thoughts there are more and more quotes of all sorts around.
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Alexandra
The most difficult thing is to complete the first item, because my thoughts, my horses
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nine0007 Daryushka MaltsevaYes, there is a study of the brain, and videos confirming these words
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Vladimir Panferov
Watch your legs and know in front of whom and how far you can spread them.
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Daryushka Maltseva
What a vulgarity
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Vladimir Panferov
Good.
Think about it, it is no less important than you ak
Alexander Kuzmin
In any way in the pedagogical new issue? And they say there are not enough teachers in the country ....
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Daryushka Maltseva
I don't know, depending on which country
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Alexander Kuzmin
Madam! If you have had a chance to look at the average age of the discussants, then you probably noticed that it is very far beyond the school age! Who are you trying to teach here?
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Daryushka Maltseva
And you?
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Alexander Kuzmin
Me? And who am I teaching here, in the imperative mood? nine0008
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Dima
Follow your destiny, you can change everything if you understand what you need in time))
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Daryushka Maltseva
True
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Seraphim
So you can get confused.
Such surveillance. All my life to follow and not a damn thing will come of it. nine0008
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Vadim Giniyatullin
would remember))) although at the stage of words-deeds, many already have a bummer
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Daryushka Maltseva
Copy to yourself. I once put this on my desktop
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Dmitry Ignatiev
Watch yourself... Be careful... Watch the sky - a brick may fall)))
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Taisiya Ivanova
Is it possible to live in such a way that you do not follow anything? Not life, but continuous surveillance.
