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Many people are hijacked by the rigidity of their minds. Thinking in categories and fixed ideas can be a great crutch for survival, as it creates clarity in a chaotic universe. But thinking too rigidly also has its negative consequences. Seeing the world in categories and separate boxes limits our perception, so we become stuck in our ideas of how things are, or supposed to be.
As the universe is ever-changing, and most things, if not everything, is more complex than our minds can comprehend, a more fruitful approach to life, would be one that is flexible, tangible, that enables us to flow along. You know… a bit like water.
The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu (Taoism) celebrates flexibility in his timeless work named the Tao Te Ching, in which he opposes the rigid life stance that some people choose to take. In contrast to what many think, weakness, and softness, or more specifically, the ability and willingness to yield, can actually be a great strength, according to Taoist philosophy.
Hence, Lao Tzu states that the supreme good is like water. This video explores the benefits of being a bit less rigid and a bit more like water.
“Be like water” – Bruce Lee
Related to Taoism:
The Power of Letting Go: https://youtu.be/B-F319b5SuQ
The Philosophy of Flow: https://youtu.be/JtGtqmC5wU4
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I tried to be like water in Iceland & it didn’t go well … 🧊
“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” ~ John O’Donohue
Taoism is to not lie to yourself. Why might you pretend to compare it to anything? Why do you not recognize it properly? Because you refuse to stop lying. And then you go on to fear all the evils in the world. Evils are born only from lies. Maybe you are just afraid to let go without others? Then teach.
“Be water my friend”
-Bruce Lee
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but hard rigid religion islam is doing very , taking country by country, brainwashing women by women to wear burqa hijab, islam can uses loopholes of secular society, but in islamic society there is no room for secularism ,
Soft is strength
Be like water: stay till everything comes clear.
Small action from the present make big change in the future 🔥
Water, live, differences, adapt, change
“Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” Bruce Lee.