by Lilith Ohan | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists
Tao Te Ching Verse 29* Those who wish to take the world and control it I see that they cannot succeed The world is a sacred instrument One cannot control it The one who controls it will fail The one who grasps it will lose Because all things: Either lead or follow...
by Lilith Ohan | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 28* Know the masculine, hold to the feminine Be the watercourse of the world Being the watercourse of the world The eternal virtue does not depart Return to the state of the infant Know the white, hold to the black Be the standard of the world Being the...
by Lilith Ohan | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, TAO Teaching for Artists
I want to share with you a “Tao Te Ching” verse 27 for Artists which resonates with me. Mor often then not when I read this verse I find myself pondering master or student relationship. Chapter 27* Good traveling does not leave tracks Good speech does...
by Lilith Ohan | Feb 19, 2015 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 26* Heaviness is the root of lightness Quietness is the master of restlessness Therefore the sages travel an entire day Without leaving the heavy supplies Even though there are luxurious sights They are composed and transcend beyond How can the lords of ten...
by Lilith Ohan | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 25* There is something formlessly created Born before Heaven and Earth So silent! So ethereal! Independent and changeless Circulating and ceaseless It can be regarded as the mother of the world I do not know its name Identifying it, I call it “Tao”...
by Lilith Ohan | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 24 Those who are on tiptoes cannot stand Those who straddle cannot walk Those who flaunt themselves are not clear Those who presume themselves are not distinguished Those who praise themselves have no merit Those who boast about themselves do not last Those with...
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