I’ve got a simple, effective system for taking, searching, and retrieving notes that I’d like to share. I take a lot of notes: lists of movies I want to see, lists of apps I want to try, quotes from books I’m reading. In addition...
“Five colors blind the eyes.Five sounds deafen the ears.Five flavors numb the mouth.”— Tao te Ching, Chapter 12 According to the Tao te Ching’s ancient wisdom, too much of anything is a bad thing. But you didn’t need an...
“That which exists creates benefit.That which is empty creates functionality.”Tao te Ching, Chapter 11 In context, today’s passage is about the Tao itself. To help us understand the power of The Way, the chapter presents three...
“The Way produces and nurtures all things, yet does not claim them as its own.Doing everything without boasting;Guiding everything without controlling;This is the profound mystery of The Way.”— Tao te Ching, Chapter 10*...
“When achievement is completed, fame is attained.Withdraw yourself.”— Tao te Ching, Chapter 9 The Tao warns us to be careful with success. Success, it says, is a cup filled to overflowing, spilling water everywhere. It’s a...