Tao wisdom—the human wisdom of Lao Tzu, ancient sage from China
Tao wisdom begins with having an empty mind. What is
an empty mind? An empty mind is more than just "thinking out of the
box": it is reverse thinking to create your own box of
thinking. An empty mindset originated from Lao Tzu:
"An empty mind with no craving and no expectation
helps us let go.
Being in the world and not of the world, we attain
heavenly grace.
With heavenly grace, we become pure and selfless.
And everything settles into its own perfect place."
(Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, chapter
3)
There was the story
of a professor visiting a Zen master to find out more about Zen, which is an Eastern
philosophy. In the beginning of the visit, the professor kept on talking while
the Zen master served him tea. At some point, the Zen master kept pouring tea
into the teacup held by the professor even though it was brimming over. The
moral of the story is that one must have an empty mind before one can accept
new and unconventional ideas. Likewise, to intuit true human wisdom, one must
have an empty mind capable of reverse thinking.
An empty mindset
frees us from the many shackles of life that may enslave us and keep us in
bondage without our knowing it. Are you the master or just a slave of your own
life? Often times, we think we are masters of our
lives, but in fact we are no more than just slaves. You are the master only
when you have complete control over your own life, especially how you
think.
Stephen Lau
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