Being a Warrior and Lasting Forever
“That which last forever is a part of the Tao, and since the deeds of the sages support the way of the Tao, they are constant and indesructible. The virtue of compassion forms the foundation of the Tao; the virtues of softness and yielding are the functions of the Tao; the virtue of saving the world forms the structure of the Tao; and the method of self-cultivation is the Tao applied to everyday life.{PDCA}…In speaking and writing about the Tao, the sage is fearless as a warrior, and being fearless, his legacy lasts forever…The warrior last forever because she does not fight with anyone and yet fights with all adversaries. In not fighting, she softens motivation and tames hardness, and puts herself last in order to return to the beginning…Embodying the steadfastness of the hero and the power of the conqueror, he is not invlolved in the petty battle of the common person but fights the battles for countless generations to come.”
From Holding Yin, Embarcing Yang translated by Eva Wong.
dahn yoga TaoismFiled under: Enlightenment, Inspiration, Philosophy, Quotes on September 9th, 2007
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