Angela V. Michaels

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Free Will

… the sages:Manage the work of detached actionsConduct the teaching of no wordsThey work with myriad things but do not controlThey create but do not possessThey act but do not presumeThey succeed but do not dwell on successIt is because they do not dwell on successThat it never goes away

TTC, Chapter 2, trans. [...]

Practicing Eternity

“The Tao …is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities.” – Tao Te Ching #4

Centuries ago everyone knew the world was flat, and that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The geocentric, or Earth-centered, view of Reality was the leading philosophical and religious belief during the Middle Ages, held since [...]

The Tao of Physics

If you haven’t yet read this book by Fritjof Capra, I highly recommend it. It was of great help to me when I began my Journey, since I come from an analytical and intellectual background, and had no idea what to do with a mystical experience such as I had. Physicists like Capra are [...]

Taoism, The Great Way of Life

There was something formless and perfect

Before the universe was born.

It is serene. Empty.

Solitary. Unchanging.

Infinite. Eternally present.

It is the mother of the universe.

For lack of a better name,

I call it the Tao.

– Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching #25

What is the “Tao”? It is a Chinese [...]