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1. toast (toast@varishangout.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Apr-2023 10:50:20 JST toast

   • Tao ☯️
   @Tao oh hai there
   I didn't realize we have a Taoist here until now. I've been reading about Taoism here and there lately. :cirno_smile: I like it.
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   • Tao ☯️ (tao@varishangout.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Apr-2023 10:53:03 JST Tao ☯️

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     @toast Nice !! have you read the tao te ching yet? taoism is a beautiful philosophy/way of life :jahy_happy:
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   • toast (toast@varishangout.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Apr-2023 10:57:24 JST toast

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     @Tao I have read some of it, but not all yet. It's an extremely brilliant and beautiful text. I was extremely moved by this part:
     
     "The myriad creatures rise from it yet it claims no authority;
     It gives them life yet claims no possession;
     It benefits them yet exacts no gratitude;
     It accomplishes its task yet lays claim to no merit.
     
     It is because it lays claim to no merit
     That its merit never deserts it."
     
     How long have you been a Taoist?
   • Tao ☯️ (tao@varishangout.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Apr-2023 11:16:03 JST Tao ☯️

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     @toast wow nvm its already been 5 years this video was uploaded. i guess i have been a Taoist for around 4-5 years. time flies 0_0
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   • Tao ☯️ (tao@varishangout.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Apr-2023 11:16:04 JST Tao ☯️

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     @toast 2 years or so. i have been watching this guy on youtube and thats how i came to learn taoism https://invidious.varishangout.net/watch?v=kij4kKSGzCE
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   • toast (toast@varishangout.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Apr-2023 11:31:00 JST toast

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     @Tao I just watched it, it’s a great video I will subscribe. ^^

     I don’t know if I understand wu-wei properly but at least it has inspired me to take a different approach with how I deal with my emotions. Lately I have been trying to follow the path of least resistance and not put up a fight with the things that are going on inside of me, and it’s surprisingly effective. I just go with the way things are and trust that things will sort themselves out.

     “The submissive and the weak will overcome the hard and the strong.” -Tao Te Ching chapter 36

   • Tao ☯️ (tao@varishangout.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Apr-2023 11:40:51 JST Tao ☯️

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     @toast extremely based. i also started to take this approach on how i deal with people. I used to be too expressive and that would get me in trouble with my peers sometime because i would say something they didn't like or that they didn't agree. Now i just listen more than i speak and i found out that it is way less chaotic and problematic when i listen and only speak when i truly want to. makes me happier to be a lurker basically lol
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   • toast (toast@varishangout.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Apr-2023 11:43:02 JST toast

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     @Tao He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. :ina_blessed: