the art of stillness and the tao . . .

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This thought provoking TED talk by writer Pico Iyer reminds me of one of my favourite quotes from the Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu, Chapter 11, translation by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English):

Thirty spokes share the wheel’s hub;
It is the centre hole that makes it useful.
Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore profit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.

Enjoy!

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4 thoughts on “the art of stillness and the tao . . .”

  1. thanks Jenn,  interesting and thought provoking to say the least… Happy New Year to you… Hope you had a good holiday in the Kootenays…. xoxo Marilyn From: Finding Ease To: mgnick46@yahoo.ca Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 8:13 PM Subject: [New post] the art of stillness and the tao . . . #yiv5202457980 a:hover {color:red;}#yiv5202457980 a {text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;}#yiv5202457980 a.yiv5202457980primaryactionlink:link, #yiv5202457980 a.yiv5202457980primaryactionlink:visited {background-color:#2585B2;color:#fff;}#yiv5202457980 a.yiv5202457980primaryactionlink:hover, #yiv5202457980 a.yiv5202457980primaryactionlink:active {background-color:#11729E;color:#fff;}#yiv5202457980 WordPress.com | findingease posted: “This thought provoking TED talk by writer Pico Iyer reminds me of one of my favourite quotes from the Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu, Chapter 11, translation by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English):Thirty spokes share the wheel’s hub;It is the centre hole that makes ” | |

  2. thanks Jenn,  interesting and thought provoking to say the least… Happy New Year to you… Hope you had a good holiday in the Kootenays…. xoxo Marilyn From: Finding Ease To: mgnick46@yahoo.ca Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 8:13 PM Subject: [New post] the art of stillness and the tao . . . #yiv5202457980 a:hover {color:red;}#yiv5202457980 a {text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;}#yiv5202457980 a.yiv5202457980primaryactionlink:link, #yiv5202457980 a.yiv5202457980primaryactionlink:visited {background-color:#2585B2;color:#fff;}#yiv5202457980 a.yiv5202457980primaryactionlink:hover, #yiv5202457980 a.yiv5202457980primaryactionlink:active {background-color:#11729E;color:#fff;}#yiv5202457980 WordPress.com | findingease posted: “This thought provoking TED talk by writer Pico Iyer reminds me of one of my favourite quotes from the Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu, Chapter 11, translation by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English):Thirty spokes share the wheel’s hub;It is the centre hole that makes ” | |

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