#toaist

[thecalminside]

“If you want to know me, look inside your heart.”

Lao Tzu

[dirt-gremlin-ideas]

hey fellow gob! i joined bc i was trying to take care of myself & i feel like this community has no expectations except like existing! being happy about lil things! like seein a flower on the sidewalk! takin feathers/rocks/bones w u! just connecting to nature (which all isn't small in my opinion but y'know) & in a society that has tons of expectations just having some frens w positiviy & not caring so much about what u do & what u look like is big time rebellious & gives me a sense of belonging!

oh moss gods you just,, you just explained the whole thing..,. this,,. is exactly it. goin crazy over the smollest things and connectin with natures and throwing societies expectations into the bog., 

no one here cares what you look like or what you do as long as ye enjoy it and honestly., that is the key to the happiest life of all..,

rebel against expectations,., be the feral gremlin you have always meant to be :)

[up4more]

“You can trust everyone to be human, with all the quirks and inconsistencies we humans display, including disloyalty, dishonesty and downright treachery. We are all capable of the entire range of human behavior, given the circumstances, from absolute saintliness to abject depravity. Trusting someone to limit their sphere of action to one narrow band on the spectrum is idealistic and will inevitably lead to disappointment. On the other hand, you can decide to trust that everyone is doing their best according to their particular stage of development, and to give everyone their appropriate berth. For this to work, you have to trust yourself to make and have made the right choices that will lead you on the path to your healthy growth. You have to trust yourself to come through every experience safely and enriched. But don’t trust what I am saying. Listen and then decide for yourself. Does this information sit easily in your belly? You know when you trust yourself around someone because your belly feels settled and your heart feels warm.” ― Stephen Russell, Barefoot Doctor's Guide to the Tao: A Spiritual Handbook for the Urban Warrior

[f11project]

Worship. ... ... ... #hongkong #urban #travel #taoism #toaist #香港 #neighborhood #worship #religious #asian #tradition #黃大仙 #incense #rawurbanshots #streetphotography #fujistories #travelphotography #fujifilm #myfujifilm @f11project (at Hong Kong)

[tanisjustice]

I’m not one to quote the Bible, but when it’s right it’s right. My religion is love. It’s easy to hate somebody because of the color where they’re from but it’s even easier to love them because it’s a universal law put down by God. It doesn’t matter if you believe in God or not. What should matter is that you believe in love. #love #compassion #god #universe #buddha #krishna #mohamad #christ #christian #buddhist #toaist #islam #hindu #sihk #allone #onelive #weareallconnected #nowallnoban #peace #inmylight #tanisjustice (at Corvallis, Oregon)

[badbuddhism]

The self-eating snake sage

The ouroboros consumes it's own tail; this is due to its non-understanding, and so it cannot be said to have made any mistake. Through its undifferentiated sense of "self,", it has lost "other" completely. As it only consumes itself without depending on anything else, it can truly be called whole and faultless. As it knows nothing of itself and others, whatever it consumes is itself; not a mistake. The understanding is complete in the being who sees his face in the decaying body of an animal as well as in the moon-lit pond; but he knows not which is where and who is which.

[chops-life-is-a-movie]

[tamodbx-blog]

a wise man said "In plainness is ambition realized..."

a wise man said "In plainness is ambition realized. In richness is integrity compromised" One with bread in the mouth and rice in the stomach, Is as pure as crystal, as clear as ice. One who wears silk robes and eats jade, Will kneel like a maid-servant and grin like a slave... Because aspirations are realized through plain simplicity, While integrity is compromised by the rich and sweet. (People who don't seek favors from others are naturally upright. Someone who prefers to eat coarse food, like bread & rice, isn't moved by temptation) by Tsai Chih Chung translated by Brian Bruya