by Michael Cotugno | Mar 1, 2014 | The Tao of Divorce Blog
Thirteenth Verse of the Tao Te Ching: Favor and disgrace seem alarming. High status greatly afflicts your person. Why are favor and disgrace alarming? Seeking favor is degrading: alarming when it is gotten, alarming when it is lost. Why does high status greatly...
by Michael Cotugno | Feb 12, 2014 | The Tao of Divorce Blog
Twelfth Verse of the Tao Te Ching: The five colors blind the eye. The five tones deafen the ear. The five flavors dull the taste. The chase and the hunt craze people’s minds. Wasting energy to obtain rare objects only impedes one’s growth. The master observes the...
by Michael Cotugno | Jan 22, 2014 | The Tao of Divorce Blog
Eleventh Verse of the Tao Te Ching: Thirty spokes converge upon a single hub; it is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges. Shape clay into a vessel; it is the space within that makes it useful. Carve fine doors and windows, but the room is useful...
by Michael Cotugno | Dec 19, 2013 | The Tao of Divorce Blog
Tenth Verse of the Tao Te Ching: Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, can you avoid separation? Can you let your body become as supple as a newborn child’s? In the opening and shutting of heaven’s gate, can you play the feminine part? Can you love your...
by Michael Cotugno | Sep 11, 2013 | The Tao of Divorce Blog
Ninth Verse of the Tao Te Ching: To keep on filling is not as good as stopping. Overfilled, the cupped hands drip, better to stop pouring. Sharpen a blade too much and its edge will soon be lost. Fill your house with jade and gold and it brings insecurity. Puff...
