Daily Dose of Dao
Despite my many years of surfing the web and discovering many sites of interest to me that are updated frequently I have yet to develop a routine for checking these sites on a regular basis. If I were to design such a routine, these two sites would be on my list of Daoist (Taoist) sites to visit daily or whenever I need a dose of inspiration:
Quotations from various Daoist sages, updated daily (except weekends).
In my later years I care only for quiet; Affairs of the world no longer concern me. Communing with myself I find no plan - I only know I must return to the forest. Pine winds loosen my clothing, The mountain moon shines on my lute. You ask me about success and failure? Listen! a fisherman's song floats upstream.
—Wang Wei
Dao Quote of the Moment
…at the Daoism Depot
Quotations from the foundational Daoist text, the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi (Lao Tzu), updated every visit.
Who can wait quietly while the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action? Observers of the Tao do not seek fulfilment. Not seeking fulfilment, they are not swayed by desire for change.
—Dao De Jing - Chapter 15
Both sites are part of the Wandering Daoists webring.
And to explain the variations in spelling of Chinese words (e.g. Dao/Tao) check out this Chinese Romanization Guide, which includes (at the bottom) a table of Daoist terminology in the two most commonly used romanization systems, pinyin and Wade-Giles.
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