TAO wisdom is
anti-aging in that it provides blueprint for living in balance and harmony,
that may enable you to live to 100 and beyond. Of course, living a long life is
contingent on many other factors, such as genes, disease vulnerability,
lifestyle, and among many others. TAO wisdom begins with an empty
mindset.
"An empty mind
with no craving and no expectation helps us letting go.
With an empty mind,
you begin to look at everything with totally different perspectives,
An empty mind is like
letting go. If you don't let go, you would not be able to receive. Remember, it
is always more blessed to give than to receive. If you hold on to something,
you would not be able to receive -- just like if your mind is loaded with
pre-conceived ideas, you would not be able to accept new and unconventional ideas.
An empty mindset not
only provides clarity of thinking, but also frees us from the many shackles of
life that enslave us, keeping 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 and we are in total control, but in fact we are no more than
slaves. You are the master only when you have complete control over your life,
or rather your way of thinking. Remember, your mind controls you, especially
your subconscious mind—what you do, or how you act and react in different
circumstances and situations in life.
How do you gain or
re-gain control over your life in terms of your career, human relationships,
time management, and daily stress, among others? It is not easy because
most of us have a pre-conditioned mindset that we must do this and do that in
order to succeed in life. To illustrate, in our subconscious minds, we want to
do well, and, to do well, we must set life goals; to reach our life goals, we
must exert efforts; after accomplishing one life goal, we need to set another
higher one, and yet another one higher than the previous ones. In the end, our
lives get more complicated and even out of control; as a result, we are no
longer masters but only slaves to what we have accomplished for ourselves. As a
further illustration, Lance Armstrong, the
once-famous-and-now-disgraced cyclist, used performance-enhancing drugs to win
his races in order to sustain his ego to win, which is compounded of his
winnings, that ultimately brought about his own downfall.
With an empty mind, we
live in the present. The past was gone. Never look back in anger or with
regret. Only the present is real. Do what you can with what you have, but with
no expectation -- unlike Lance Armstrong, who expected to repeat his winnings,
and he did more than what was necessary. Let go of all expectations in life.
Letting go holds the key to the art of living well, even at any age.
Tao wisdom teaches
that all things follow a natural order: what goes up must also come down, just
like life is inevitably followed by death.
Essentially, TaoAO
wisdom shows you how to live a stress-free life. Remember, stress is the enemy
of longevity. Let go of your ego-self to let God take over the control. Understandably,
it's not that easy. But with both human and spiritual wisdom, everything is
possible.
Tao wisdom with an
empty mind is anti-aging. Live your life as if everything is a miracle.
Stephen Lau
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