The Tao Te Ching

[CaptainLazer1000]

Beautiful and succinct. Thank you for posting.

[UmmAzizaJamila]

Beautiful , simple and oh!! so true.

thank you!

[YoungNateTheGod]

w w w . l i f e s p r i s m . c o m  - Mystery of the Father unraveled

[Peaceful3411]

TAO IS.

[CisQo5]

Tao doesn't explain our ways, but natures ways also, I love it.

[keeyk118b]

i saw a documentary called dragons of wudang. there was this old man who believed he could be immortal by practicing his kung fu and meditating. is this is specifically taught in lao tzu original teachings?

[karakuriarchvillain]

@keeyk118b In ancient Daoist alchemy you could achieve immortality, and you could greatly prolong life throuh aligning yourself with the Way, Lao Tzu was said to live for over 900 years, along with many Daoist practioneers. So the answer is yes.

[subliminalistify]

:oD

[afrolatinoswing]

beautiful.. God bless you AnnakaRae

[david1948hart]

Very nice

[q1w2e381048104]

any Taosim teachers in China available............

[MissGabiLove]

merci et heureusement que je parle anglais.... MERCI pour ta vidéo

[jonathonlb]

Beautifully compiled and presented. I have added a thread to this from my Flickr site, that it might inspire others. Thank you for posting :-)

[MusicAmidstTheTrees]

Is 16 too young to begin pursuing Taoism...?

[jonathonlb]

@MusicAmidstTheTrees No age is too young to explore the Tao. Blessings :-)

[Mosef77]

Excellent.

[jamesinct]

beautiful

[dippywatcher]

I have followed the Tao Te Ching since I was 22.

This philosophy is the only one I really trust.

People are lost and have been for a long time,

because they push for gain.

[jillianhop]

thank-you...

[CCPoetryNow]

Beautiful video...thank you for sharing..Love & Appreciation:)

[ase010]

Even the most Smallest Living Things are the Greatest & the most Greatest Living Things are the Smallest, yet they are the Same, they are "One".

[elbanydaer]

Beautiful. Thank you. Namaste

[ste6666666]

This was very uplifting Thank you Love, Stephen

[dragonflywhisperer1]

Beautiful truths and lovely video. I've always love Lao Tzu and use his quotes many times in my videos. Thank for sharing this with me.

[iphoneYiJing]

The best complement to the Tao Te Ching, is "A Modern Yi Jing" for iPhone.

Why the best?

We have attempted to present the characteristic meaning of each hexagram in a way that makes sense to people living in a modern age.

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[RavenDark7]

Greetings, AnnakaRae. May I ask what reference you used regarding the period Lao Tzu lived? By tradition the Master's time in history was between 6th–4th centuries BC. 2500 years places the Master 500 (approx) years after the birth of Christ. I would like to review your sources.

[IMINTHEMOMENTRU]

only 1% of people can think like this so we are on a one way path to killing beacause killing 3/4 of the world people is better than killing the earths flow and there is no place on this earth for people (9 11)than kill there family for nothing think i am wrong see what hAPPENS 500 YEARS FROM NOW AT THIS RATE POP WILL BE 70 BILLION OK SURE I AM GOD I KNOW ALL

[filchijap]

Loved this! Nature is indeed the greatest teacher.

[iamearthbornami]

thankyou with love

[inazrabuu]

IMHO The music that is used is like the music that is used in the semi-porn movies such as Emmanuelle :P

[alidavision]

Great creation, dear Annake!

Thank you for this precious moment!

Peace Love Respect

alida:)

[bunnyz324]

whats the artist?

[brett0100]

The tao is wisdom not knowledge!

It is easier to carry an empty cup than one that is full to the brim.

Before mans so called knowledge the world was perfect!

[zhigangsha]

love your video...for more about The Tao I welcome you to check out my videos on the Tao

[BirthofAPrince]

great video this book should be studied in high schools

[Kostly]

@BirthofAPrince I think it should be the first book any child reads. Taoist philosophy is a threat to most because it is unthreatening, but, very empowering. It sets us free from fear, greed, envy and all of the other negative aspects. If children were taught that God is not a threatening deity, but, that God is the loving way that allows all things to be, we would not fear so much.

[Sterreism]

yes jimbob, thats exactly what i thought...

[poststeve2]

alan watts has done some great talks on taoism and the tao te ching. explains clearly to western mind!

also a book called the tai chi journey (cant recall who wrote it) explains very well

[jimbob1969]

the first ten seconds were the lesson

[Zennuts1]

Whenever I read about the Tao, I get exhausted. Only when I stop reading what the Tao is do I truly know it.

[ElianaSayen]

Simple & Easy, 2 important teachings in Taoism!

"The Highest Good is Not to be Good, But to Allow Yourself To Become It!" ~ Lovely; Thank U :)

[zennreiki]

Thank you for sharing these Universal truths.

[princegodstar]

can someone please tell me how to become a taoist-and if there are any org. around.

[kitesurfer9999]

@princegodstar

you don't need to become a taoist, the tao naturally resides within you. check out bruce frantzis and mantak chia for some good practices to help you realise this.

[riseup20twelve]

Hi Princegodstar.. Also great is Stephen Russel aka Barefoot Doctor. He has a brilliant way of guiding one through Taoist exercises and philosophy and he has ceated a system that makes it very easy to follow whilst remainig very powerful. Books like The return of the urban warrior is an excellent starter. But if you want to delve right in the Mantak and Maneewan Chia do great work also..Peace my friend

[KurtG85]

You just need to start being really, really lazy.

No, just kidding. I have heard this as a major criticism of Taoism though.

Do some research for any taoist groups nearby you.

[pustullia]

@KurtG85

a wuwei,..do nothing and let the natural process lead the way!It's the concept that they always mistakenly as a behavior of one as laziness! Ignorance.

[KurtG85]

So then does Taoism have a clear message on whether or not the pursuit of knowledge is negative or positive? I don't know much about the philosophy but from my observations of Taoist teachings it seems to be pretty firmly against cramming the mind full of new knowledge.

In our society at least, this pretty much guarantees you are going to wind up homeless and on welfare. How exactly would you summarize the 'correct' integration of this aspect of Taoist philosophy into modern society?

[Kostly]

@KurtG85 You can quest for whatever knowledge you want. Use it responsibly and for the good of yourself and others. Knowledge from science is a good example to look at. There is knowledge which helps us and at the same time there is knowledge that does us, the planet and conciousness no good at all. Enable yourself to differentiate between the two.

[KurtG85]

@Kostly Thank you for the reply but I have a somewhat difficult time differentiating between the two. Can you give me an example of knowledge which does us, the planet, and consciousness no good at all? I feel there is very little knowledge which does not serve to benefit the world in some way by way of clarification if nothing else, but I am still open to correction if there is truth I am not considering (truth is knowledge after-all).

[Kostly]

@KurtG85 I think you just have to consider the implications of the knowledge and it's effects on those things that I mentioned i.e the planet. For example, I see the majority of the pharmaceutical industry as ultimately harmful. It really isn't about helping people and their ills. It's become about making people rich. They pop out a new pill every 5 minutes. Military buildup is another example. Religious zealotry is a non-science example.

[Chiyo1967]

It doesn't necessarily mean "do nothing", it means to do without being conscious of doing - to be "in the zone". We often drive our cars in this fashion, automatically, without thought. It also means, do not force something, to go with the flow in quite a natural way - it's effortless.

[Goldenpill]

look within

[fightforyourrights9]

I read the Tao Te Ching yesterday, and I must say it was very reaffirming in my notion that human beings are very much lost. May we return to the Tao as soon as possible. For all our sakes.

[Kostly]

@fightforyourrights9 Create the world you want through your thought, prayer and wish. When enough people practice this, humanity will follow. When you let it, the Tao will guide us down the righteous path to enlightenment. It will only happen if we ask for it's help. Otherwise you will be on your own.

[roxterat]

@fightforyourrights9

:) worry not, it happened because it was supposed to, cause all the requirement to this, that is called "disorder" has comed true. There is no other way. Things weren't different, never. I have no wish for this because I see this all true.

[khtervola]

The nature of the world, the soul of things, the healthy and the natural which is the base of everything.

Not overdoing, not exhausting, not planning. Let Your soul shine through and You will achieve influence.

Also power is good. See how everything is fair via being cause & consequence objectively. Natural rage is different from chosen aggression. Keep Your natural connection with things!

[Negationism]

Thank you for this. It's very well done.

[proteinman007]

Awesome !!! ;):) 5*****

[bunnyz324]

artist name?

[AnnakaRae]

Which artist are you referring to?

[bunnyz324]

richard warner

[geckoremmington]

ah to be reunited with the at once beatifically obvious tao bless heehee

[WiseFlow28]

Great Video!

[Phlexxon]

When you have accomplished your goal, walk away. That was the most powerful part to me. Thank you for putting this up.

[JuanLorenZerimar]

Faved *****

[lilianka777]

Thank you...Beautiful

[lubenitza2004]

Breath taking! So beautiful... you did a really great job. Thank you!

[vonlossberg]

So wonderful..thank you.

[Casmige]

Very interesting et tres merveilleux !!@@!!

Confucius aspired for political power.

Until gave up ever having political power did finally he develope et teach about living balance of life. Can *we* think to swim muddy waters et expect to see clearly a toujours through waters ou trying not burn our eyes?. Must find pure water to swim in thinking...

L(¨`·.·´¨)Lumen LIGHT♥

O`·.¸(¨`·.·´¨)OfferPEACE♥

V¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´Visualize UNITY♥

E`·.¸.·´Ennoble EARTH♥

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[Joan318]

Awesome! Thank you! Such beauty,wisdom and inspiration!

[Amali0011]

beautiful pictures, I like the sound of water fall :)

[AnnakaRae]

Thanks to all - for the encouraging comments and input. I'm grateful for the venue where we can share and inspire each other. Peace to all of you!

[BADAWYY]

I have understood some things when watching your video. Thank you very much.

[UniversalFieldDotOrg]

Greetings A'nnaka Rae, this is such a beautiful video that we posted it on our site! Thank you for this inspirational work!

[AnnakaRae]

Thank you! I checked out your website, also. Very nice. It's great to see so many of us out there trying to inspire spiritual awakening! I am thankful for the internet and what it can facilitate. Namaste'

[03121933]

@UniversalFieldDotOrg Thank you,thank you..........a million times,and more. HMChan

[dthelonelyone]

This vid is wonderful...great job added it to my favorites.

[morphaus]

Namaste

[aurasmum]

this is so beautiful and inspiring to me!! thank you so much for making this

much love, light and peace to you

♥♥♥

[flin888]

I think the porducer has wonderful talent for the special video. Also I love the music, which makes me at ease and peace.

[AnnakaRae]

Thank you. I always hope to inspire.

[DEEPBLUEDTD]

Very nice! I look forward to more of your work...I believe this philosophy or way is great wisdom.. Thanks

[charliehorse12345]

violence is natural, the line between violence and non-violence is made-man. nature cares nothing about this distinction

[NormanSweetcream]

and man is seperate from nature?

man is nature

[charliehorse12345]

well the definition of nature separates man from nature.

1. the material world, esp. as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.

2. the natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization.

3. the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers.