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Not Forcing “Tao Te Ching” verse 29 for Artists

Not Forcing “Tao Te Ching” verse 29 for Artists

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...
Accept Yourself “Tao Te Ching” verse 28 for Artists

Accept Yourself “Tao Te Ching” verse 28 for Artists

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...
Master or Student? “Tao Te Ching” verse 27 for Artists

Master or Student? “Tao Te Ching” verse 27 for Artists

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...
Remaining Centred “Tao Te Ching” verse 26 for Artists

Remaining Centred “Tao Te Ching” verse 26 for Artists

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...
The Greatness of Everything “Tao Te Ching” verse 25 for Artists

The Greatness of Everything “Tao Te Ching” verse 25 for Artists

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”...
Self Promotion “Tao Te Ching” verse 24 for Artists

Self Promotion “Tao Te Ching” verse 24 for Artists

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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