Good knot needs no rope and yet cannot be untied
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 27
Mandala #258 – Labyrinth
Mandala #257 – Frost
Deliberate, as if treading over stones of a winter brook
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 15
Watchful, as if meeting danger on all sides
Reverent, as if receiving an honored guest
Selfless, like a melting block of ice
Pure, like an uncarved block of wood
Accepting, like an open valley
Mandala #256 – Dutch pancake
He who knows contentment is rich
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 33
Mandala #255 – Water Gardens II
Eyes look but cannot see it
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 14
Ears listen but cannot hear it
Hands grasp but cannot touch it
Beyond the senses lies the great Unity –
invisible, inaudible, intangible
Mandala #254 – Water Gardens I
The usefulness of what is
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 11
depends on what is not
Mandala #253 – Plumage blur
Clay is molded to form a cup
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 11
yet only the space within
allows the cup to hold water
Mandala #252 – Door / Grain
Too many words hasten failure
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 5
Cannot compare to keeping quiet
Mandala #251 – Latch
Tao is empty yet if fills every vessel with endless supply
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 4
Tao is hidden yet it shines in every corner of the universe
Mandala #250 – Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo II
Thus being and nonbeing produce each other
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 2
Difficult and easy bring about each other
Long and short reveal each other
High and low support each other
