tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77900512634928733892024-02-18T20:07:56.181-06:00Tao by DesignThe Daily Musings of a Digital Age Taoista Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-64601351859926443492012-05-04T05:09:00.000-05:002012-05-04T05:09:15.474-05:00TrustDo you trust? Few can grasp the concept any longer. We are raised to fear, label, and hide. Deceive, disconnect, and detach from one another.
Do you hit you snooze button?
Do you worry after you delegate?
Do you beat around the bothersome?
All of these are counter trust. The snooze button is a breach of a promise. You set that alarm for yourself, agreeing to get upa Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-76719146062306015892012-05-04T05:00:00.001-05:002012-05-04T05:00:05.590-05:00Universal BodyYour body is a piece of the divine absolute. Be it flawed and crumbling, or a pillar of so-called human perfection. You are a vital part of the absolute divinity. Heaven, Earth, and Man are all one amongst Tao. Tao is the nothingness that fills every empty space. Tao is the understanding that all is nothing.
In this world of our absolute divinity, not only is your a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-58575542025030152992012-05-04T04:48:00.000-05:002012-05-04T04:48:42.177-05:00Absolutely DivineIn meditation, the divine can speak through the self.
In seeking the divine, one must sublimate the self.
Silence selfish desires and hear the meaning of the voiceless words.
Many things may be spoken yet not understood,
Enlightenment fills the void of things that can never be spoken, yet are easily understood.
In walking a path of enlightenment, the divine speaks through your meditations a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-83623162164241780982012-01-22T13:36:00.000-06:002012-01-22T13:36:25.600-06:00There is no "I" in TaoThe pursuit of peace can be oft hindered by the pursuit of self. To be caught up in moments, the decision to do what you should do and what you want to do come into conflict. If you are in the flow of Tao, following a path of doing what is truly right, than what you want to do is more important than what you should do.
The illusory 'they' have set these rules that you don't fully a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-47574925613943695702012-01-11T12:14:00.000-06:002012-01-11T12:14:43.049-06:00Man is no machine."If an expert does not have some problem to vex him, he is unhappy!
If a philosopher's teaching is never attacked, he pines away!
If critics have no one whom to exercise their spite, they are unhappy.
All such men are prisoners in the world of objects.
He who wants followers, seeks political power.
He who wants reputation, holds office.
The strong man looks for weights to lift.
The brave man a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-32528226401615800632011-10-01T00:25:00.001-05:002011-10-01T00:26:12.095-05:00A Picture of a Thousand Wordsa Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-41133385881794253242011-09-30T12:20:00.000-05:002011-09-30T12:20:58.066-05:00No Words Unspoken"The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten.
The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits. When the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgotten.
The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.
When can I find a man who has forgotten words? He is the one I would like to talk to."
Chuang-Tzu
I a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-45934106852396044092011-09-23T17:22:00.000-05:002011-09-23T17:24:32.890-05:00AmazementFor most of this year, I have been sparse and distant to this spot of meditation in my life. I sought out success, gained it, and suffered for it.
Now, as I return from success back to focus on the self, I find that people have been coming to this quiet place and reading my simple words. To say I was astounded, would be an understatement. I did not follow the path of Tao and so it left me, I a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-12074938070329533022011-05-07T19:17:00.000-05:002011-05-07T19:17:38.882-05:00A Quote on Returning and ForgettingOur original mind includes everything within itself. It is always rich and sufficient within itself. You should not lose your self-sufficient state of mind. This does not mean a closed mind, but actually an empty mind and a ready mind. If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-30658294052367712002011-05-06T17:14:00.000-05:002011-05-06T17:14:06.468-05:00The Death of SelfIt was time to let myself die. After weeks and weeks of working myself to near death, a break came and I let it happen.
As I rose again at dawn, I felt one cycle end and a new one begin.
As I struggle to continue a life of peace and mindfulness, I learn more the depth of these teachings. We spend our youth trying to act like adults, faking behaviors we don't fully understand. We spend our a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-85243602928238887592011-05-01T22:21:00.000-05:002011-05-01T22:21:34.304-05:00Rage for TomorrowAs I fight each day to take one more step,
As I find each day a struggle to feel the peace of Tao,
As I forgo each day for the sake of the next,
As I forget each day the pleasures of the past,
I rage against the world for pushing me,
I rage against the society that fails me,
I rage against the people that disappoint me,
I rage against the person I am becoming,
With each line I type,
With each a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-48960777987415281072011-04-21T19:28:00.000-05:002011-04-21T19:28:37.063-05:00Climbing the MountainMountains are often connected with great sages. The place that one must ascend to ask their wisdom. I first came to the understanding that the mountain was the challenge that one must overcome to seek wisdom. Then, I came to realize that the sage was the first to struggle to reach the top of that mountain.
Recently I began to question this connection deeper. As you move closer to Tao, you a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-60358386491398318262011-04-20T11:41:00.000-05:002011-04-20T11:41:13.501-05:00Managing InactionAs my life has moved me forward, my path has felt divergent from the path of Tao. Success, money, stress, and frustration. Trying to move closer to Tao, I would waver from my success and not know what to prioritize.
For the sake of my family and my future, I chose work. I worked myself to stress and frustration, then I realized... I climbed the mountain. This was not divergent from the a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-19723598090546741012011-01-01T20:30:00.000-06:002011-01-01T20:30:48.949-06:00Old Type of NewWe move ceaselessly forward into a new decade. As I stumble forward into opportunity and responsibility, I find myself finding peace in simpler things.
I am an avid supporter of progressive technology, computers, and video games. Yet, I find myself becoming more and more intrigued by the simple things. Handicrafts, housework, puzzle boxes, and taking up every chance to say yes to something a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-32584396103031747832010-12-11T10:02:00.000-06:002010-12-11T10:02:37.689-06:00Holiday Holy DayA moments reprieve amongst a sensory overload. Obligations, celebrations, giving, and taking. The holidays for most of us are not a time for rest, but a time to struggle harder then the rest of the year.
Let these holy days be a time to recover, stop wasting every moment. Work on making the moments have value.
Hopefully the blog will return full steam once the holidays end.a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-71811001242978106512010-11-04T19:21:00.000-05:002010-11-04T19:21:07.719-05:00The Right WrongWe make so many affirmations of ourselves that we begin to deny parts of who we are. I am no longer this because I am that. This is further labeling. I have spent much time defining myself only to realize I must change as I can no longer grow if bound by these definitions.
Don't just live your life, experience it. Cease the pointless definitions and the struggle to say you are something. Bea Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-56913064732017066152010-11-01T17:02:00.000-05:002010-11-01T17:02:33.939-05:00Demand DefianceAccept what you are told. Do without question. Act, do not understand.
Base conventions in our society. Defy them. Stand up against the mass and question everything.
Those in power that know what they are doing will appreciate an opportunity to explain. Those who are faking it will be angry. Wise ones will challenge you to learn. No matter the answer, you will have begun to learn more.a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-43105931827547294732010-10-31T11:45:00.000-05:002010-10-31T11:45:01.521-05:00Masked TruthHappy Candy Day!
In celebration of this day of masquerade, let's look at our personal masks. Every day when you get up, you prepare for the day ahead. Your behaviors at work are different than those at home, which are further different than at school.
It is an easy transition of thought to consider each of these different behavior patterns as a mask. We place a different mask on for every a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-44755262033699155852010-10-28T17:47:00.000-05:002010-10-28T17:47:29.514-05:00What Inspires?Do you think about what you say?
Are the words that come out of you mouth wasted upon deaf ears? Have the words you have said made those ears deaf to you?
You give your words power, but only the listener gives them value. If your words are always destructive, negative, and violent, people will begin to ignore them.
Let your words be a comfort, let your words hold real power, let your a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-77217818003046037772010-10-22T22:08:00.000-05:002010-10-22T22:08:18.330-05:00A Gift UnwantedEvery day those around us offer us the worst of gifts. They offer us their anger, their frustration, their pain. They don't want it any more, they want the pain to go away.
This daily torment comes at us and without meaning to we take these gifts. A fine day goes badly because of another person's problems. Yet, are you responsible for it? Did you actually do something wrong? Even if you a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-7309297694476709042010-10-18T18:33:00.000-05:002010-10-18T18:33:09.551-05:00Joyous InspirationStare at one thing with the same eyes and you will never see anything new. Stare at everything with the same eyes and you will see one perspective. Gaze upon the world with ever-changing eyes and be filled with joy.
Change is the most natural thing in the world. When water no longer changes it stagnates and becomes unhealthy. Don't stagnate.
Creativity is a natural part of us. To see how a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-60833963523051397932010-10-12T21:17:00.000-05:002010-10-12T21:17:36.426-05:00Inspirations from BeyondThings are a bit hectic. Getting ready for a Charity Wine Gala, a friend is getting me into studying Quantum Theory and String Theory (Amazing stuff), Working on some costuming for both Halloween and an amazing Post Apocalypse LARP in Texas. Lots going on, while trying to keep up my work, fitness, and relationship schedules.
Blogging has fallen to the wayside, and I can tell you why. It is a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-27614715189895299432010-10-09T19:03:00.000-05:002010-10-09T19:03:25.612-05:00Mindful WeaknessIn setting active thought to my meditations, I have failed myself. Instead of letting Tao guide me and the wisdoms flow freely, I attempted to bind my insight to a specific train of thought. As I tried again and again to make the words come, all that came was frustration. I lost contact with the peace needed to hear my own thoughts.
This week has been trying upon me in many ways, as it nears a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-83759610628420690092010-10-07T16:20:00.000-05:002010-10-07T16:20:13.579-05:00Taoist's Guide to: MummiesBound by ancient tradition, cursed by a need for vengeance, they walk the earth once more; Mummies!
Following traditions long left behind, these poor lost souls wander the earth filled with a hatred for how they were wronged. So long have they felt this pain that the Mummy has forgotten the source or intention of their frustrations. Now all that is left is the burning hate and craving to a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790051263492873389.post-7504943066574207682010-10-07T13:48:00.000-05:002010-10-07T13:48:38.494-05:00Taoist's Guide to: VampiresThe wanton dead. Their flesh moves only to fulfill their selfish desires. A Vampire is a hideous creature, draining the life of those around them.
A Vampire tends to keep at least one Thrall among those that they take from. This Thrall is the enabler. The one person who feeds the Vampires belief that their actions are OK.
Just being in the presence of most Vampires, you could never tell a Taoist Roverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810750944432446585noreply@blogger.com4