9/5/2023 0 Comments Pathless path![]() ![]() "And what the old man had said was true – as they entered deeper into the forest and the mountains, it became more and more beautiful. You just follow me, and we will take as many rests as you want.’ You are young, inexperienced I will carry your things. ![]() "The man was so authoritative: when he said ‘Stand up!’ the young man simply stood. I have been on this path thousands of times, and I am at least four times your age. Anyway, I am going you can come along with me. ![]() This is one of the most beautiful valleys and the most beautiful mountains and the trees are so full of fruits, fruits that you may not have even tasted. And who is saying to you that you should go continuously? You can take time after ten miles you can rest a day or two days, enjoy. And the saying goes, Just one step by one step, a man can go ten thousand miles – and this is only a hundred miles! You seem to be stupid. The powerful, the weak, the young, the old – it doesn’t matter. He said, ‘Have you not heard the ancient saying? Nobody has the power to take two steps together, you can take only one step at a time. ![]() He saw this young man sitting he asked, ‘What are you doing here?’The young man explained: "So he was sitting just outside the town, and as the sun was rising an old man came by. And without seeing the statue of Lao Tzu, simply be finished. At least there will be light, and I can see better otherwise I will fall somewhere off this small footpath. So he thinks, &lsquot It is better to wait till the morning. I have never walked one hundred miles, and there is no road….’It is a small hill path, a footpath – dangerous too. "As he comes out of the town to the first milestone, a thought arises in him, ‘My God, one hundred miles! And I only have two feet – it is going to kill me. In the middle of the night – he chooses the time in the middle of the night so that the wife and the children and the family are asleep and no trouble arises – he takes a lamp in his hand, because the night is dark, and goes out of the town. But finally one night he decides that he has to go – and it is not that far, only a hundred miles – but he is a poor man, and he has to walk. "And years pass, and there are so many things always coming in between. There are no Taoist temples, so there are very rare statues and they are all in the mountains – standing in the open, carved out of the mountain – no roof, no temple, no priest, no worship. He loves the words, the way Lao Tzu has spoken, the style of life that he has lived, but he has never seen any of his statues. And a young man has been thinking for years to go to the mountains and see the statue of Lao Tzu. "There is a statue of Lao Tzu, the founder of Tao. Timeless Taoist stories retold for the 21st century, with an emphasis on lessons about true happiness and true understanding. If you feel drawn to the "watercourse way" of Tao, with its approach of let-go and harmony with nature, this is a book you will especially enjoy. The chapters in this beautiful little paperback are selections from a longer series of talks given under the same name, with an additional chapter of responses to questions. Lieh Tzu was well known a Taoist master of the 4th century B.C., and his sly critiques of Confucius provide abundant opportunities for the reader to explore the contrasts between the rational and irrational, the male and the female, the structured and the spontaneous. In his commentaries on five parables from "The Lieh Tzu" Osho brings a fresh and contemporary interpretation to the ancient wisdom of Tao. Book - Also available in other formats: AudioBook ![]()
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