Only a student who gives himself can receive the masters gift. If you think otherwise, despite your knowledge, you have blundered. Giving and receiving are one. Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Defi

If you let yourself be blown to and fro, you lose touch with your root. If you let restlessness move you, you lose touch with who you are. Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 26 We are looking

Before the Tao discussion, we discussed the tools we use to stay sober all year round, and especially during the holidays. In life, I am always seeking what does not change. Peace and joy exist in wh

He who clings to his work will create nothing that endures. If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go. Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 24 We are looking forwar

If you open yourself to loss, you are at one with loss and you can accept it completely. Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; and everything will fall into place St

When the ancient Masters said, If you want to be given everything, give everything up, they werent using empty phrases. Only in being lived by the Tao can you be truly yourself. Stephen Mitchell

Verse 21 gives us three tools to use in daily life; 1. Stop clinging to ideas. 2. Letting it happen rather than manipulation and control. 3. Looking within We can only see within when we have stoppe

Much of my problems in life are self-inflicted. I try to control many things that I am incapable of controlling. This "living letting go" is a very different lifestyle than I led before recovery. We

Living in the way can bring about a move from a fear-based existence toward a Love-based reality that makes rules a place to hide rather than flourish. Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will

Is it possible to live a life of Compassion, which lifts us above criticism and faultfinding? When the greatness of the Tao is present, action arises from one's own heart. Jonathan Star, Tao Te Chin