Lao Tzu: Never Keep These 5 Things

ou keep waiting for something in your life to change. For things to calm down, for some good news, for a reason to get up in the morning. You try, you hope, and every morning looks just like the one before. Maybe the garage is full of boxes nobody has opened in years. Maybe there's an old grudge you still go over at night before you fall asleep. Lao Tzu wrote that something new can't come into a life where there's no room left for it: "You shape clay into a jar, but it's the empty space inside that makes it useful." Which of the five things takes up the most room in your life? If it's not too much trouble, write its number in the comments, just a number from one to five. And tell me what city you're listening from. If you know someone whose house is packed with stuff and whose heart is still holding an old grudge, send them this video. The plan for the week is easy to start with. This channel shares the old wisdom of Lao Tzu and the Taoist teachers through calm sand drawings, for anyone who wants a quieter mind. If that's you, you're welcome to subscribe. Let the sand settle. Hold everything lightly. Sources used in this video: • Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, chapter 11: the clay jar, and the doors and windows of a house; their use comes from the empty space. • Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, chapter 48: "The one who studies adds something every day. The one who follows the Tao lets go of something every day." • Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, chapter 81: "The wise man doesn't hoard. The more he does for others, the more he has." • Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, chapter 9: "It's better to stop in time than to fill to the brim." • Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, chapter 15: "How do you make muddy water clear? Leave it alone, and little by little, it will become clear." • Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, chapter 4: "The Tao is empty, yet it never runs dry." • Zhuangzi, chapter 4, "In the World of Men": "the fasting of the heart" and "The Tao gathers only in emptiness." Quotes are retold in plain English for this video. The potter's story is a modern parable written for this channel. #LaoTzu #Taoism #LetGo