Simplici-TAO

"...Elegant clothes are worn,

Sharp weapons are carried,

Foods and drinks are enjoyed beyond limit,

And wealth and treasures are accumulated in excess.

This is robbery and extravagance.

This is indeed not Tao (the way)."

(Tao Te Ching, 53)

Without any doubt, the Tao here is not to be associated with that of worldly riches' excessiveness, which are indeed not necessary for one's life. This is for what matters most to that of the Tao is the virtuousness of one's life; how one lived well in obedience to that of goodness, and not on how many sophisticated wear one could have, or how many times one eats quality food in a day, or simply how rich one is. Such kind of lavish and extravagant sustenance are not only unimportant, as for the Way has suggested, but actually of bad character, a crime against the nature (robbery and so on), for by nature, we are not to have more than what we are ought to have.

The key here is to be simple, to accept and live with the meagerness of things we acquire. We are not to expect and grab for more to achieve perfection, but rather we are to see such perfection in the ordinary or even in the most flawed situation of our life. WE MUST NOT DESIRE EXTREMITY, and by keeping that in mind, we are indeed following the Tao/Way.

Well, just like this blog, simple right?