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    The Tao of the 21st century
    The Tao of the 21st century
    The Tao of the 21st century
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    The Tao of the 21st century

    By Karsten Ramser

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    the aphorisms or sutras in this book are the direct expression of the essence of the tao. when you allow them to empty your mind and fill your heart transformation will happen naturally without any effort.
    the tao te ching has an essence that is beyond time, but the words are not timeless, they are depending on the zeitgeist, the spirit of time.
    my intention is to express this essence in modern words.
    this book is an invitation to reflect, not only with the mind, even more important is to contemplate the sutras, to feel them and to let them do the work for you. it is always better to stop reading and start feeling.
    the tao is the essence of everything that exists.
    life itself is born out of the tao;
    it was before the beginning of time and space.
    nothing exists without it.
    it is the oneness in all forms of life.
    the eternal flow of existence.
    all individual lifeforms are notes in the symphony of the tao.
    the tao is beyond all description. we call it the tao because the mind needs words to understand and through the mind we are conscious. we also could call it the un-namable or the self, but it really doesn’t matter how we name it; what counts is the experience.
    our job is to realise consciously the tao.
    the word tao means in chinese the way or the path. around this path grows the knowledge of the tao, it helps us to become the experience of our innermost nature in alignment with the essence of everything.
    the knowledge of the tao is not a teaching, philosophy nor a spiritual tradition. it is the map that indicates the way - and that’s it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKarsten Ramser
    Release dateApr 14, 2018
    ISBN9781370096404
    The Tao of the 21st century
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    Karsten Ramser

    Karsten Ramser is a painter, sculptor, video-maker, writer, therapist and coach of consciousness. His work is focus on the Transpersonal and Non-dual aspects of reality. Born in Germany, Hamburg, early in his life art and consciousness starts to play an essential role in its life. Marked by a conflicted childhood and serious diseases, he was pushed forward to find deeper levels of reality/consciousness, art and study the evolution of consciousness are the perfect "tools" for this. Because of its tendency of no acceptance to the norms of society, he took an unconventional way to live life. Soon he realise that real personal freedom, means being in conflict with society, until he understand that there is a much deeper freedom than the personal one. This deeper freedom is main a part of its creation. A part of art and consciousness, he loves; travelling, being in nature, contemplation, silence, walking, being with friends, having a good conversation, a good class of wine, being alone and much more. If you wish to know more about his life, please visit his website: https://www.karstenramser.net

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      The Tao of the 21st century - Karsten Ramser

      Introduction

      The Tao Te Ching has an essence that is beyond time, but the words are not timeless, they are depending on the Zeitgeist (the spirit of time).

      My intention is to express this essence in modern words.

      Like the original text, this book works with aphorisms or sutras. They are an invitation to reflect, not only with the mind, even more important is to contemplate the sutras, to feel them and to let them do the work for you. It is always better to stop reading and start feeling.

      The aphorisms are the direct expression of the essence of the Tao. When you allow them to empty your mind and fill your heart transformation will happen naturally without any effort.

      The Tao Te Ching in itself leads toward the transpersonal reality.

      This book is one more drop in the ocean of consciousness written in the knowledge that nothing and nobody can stop the conscious evolution.

      I wish you a good journey.

      Karsten Ramser.

      The Tao

      The Tao is the essence of everything that exists.

      Life itself is born out of the Tao;

      it was before the beginning of time and space.

      Nothing exists without it.

      It is the Oneness in all forms of life.

      The eternal flow of existence.

      All individual lifeforms are notes in the symphony of the Tao.

      The Tao is beyond all description. We call it the Tao because the mind needs words to understand and through the mind we are conscious. We also could call it the Un-namable or the Self, but it really doesn’t matter how we name it; what counts is the experience.

      Our job is to realise consciously the Tao.

      The word Tao means in Chinese the way or the path. Around this path grows the knowledge of the Tao, it helps us to become the experience of our innermost nature in alignment with the essence of everything.

      The knowledge of the Tao is not a teaching, philosophy nor a spiritual tradition. It is the map that indicates the way - and that’s it.

      The Tao of the 21st century

      The wisdom of the Tao in modern words

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      There exists something before everything.

      Something before God or the big bang.

      Before time and space.

      Empty and eternally present.

      Right now, it is in us, in you, in me,

      in the stars, stones, plants and animals,

      in absolutely everything.

      No words can describe it

      and for lack of a better word,

      we call it the Tao.

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      The experience of the Tao has no

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