Everything Is the Teaching

Chapter 33 of the Tao Te Ching turns our attention away from accumulating knowledge about the world and back toward knowing ourselves:

“To understand oneself is to be illumined.” — Tao Te Ching, Chapter 33, Arthur Waley translation
Perhaps this is why the teachings become simpler with time.
Eventually, the boundary between practice and life begins to disappear.

Fusatsu, three Mountains sangha, shared responsibility , zen, Community Fusatsu Apriel JessupSearcyAugust 29, 2026Buddhism, Taoism, Teachings