{"id":17976,"date":"2020-11-18T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=17976"},"modified":"2020-11-21T16:32:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T20:32:32","slug":"tzu-tao-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/tzu-tao-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Tz’u: Your Heart and Compassion in Taoism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What does Tz’u mean? What is the concept of the Tao<\/a> heart?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tz’u is the Taoist word for a belief in oneself<\/a>. It means your heart and the compassion you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about Tz’u and what it represents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Tz\u2019u, or Caring and Compassion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Taoists refer to this belief in oneself as Tz\u2019u<\/em>. This belief comes from the heart, and as Lao-tse wrote in the Tao Te Ching<\/em>, the \u201cheart\u201d is the first gift from which courage and wisdom grow. We all have the ability to be happy and use our gifts effectively. Some of us just choose not to. This decision is likely influenced by knowledge and cleverness, which come from the brain, not the heart, so they do not involve compassion. A lack of compassion equals a lack of wisdom, and a lack of wisdom equals a lack of courage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you are courageous enough to believe you are special and capable of living harmoniously with the world, you\u2019ll stop seeking outside validation.<\/strong> You\u2019ll believe in the goodness of your power or Tao heart and no longer feel the need to compete. This is the first step in the Tiddely Pom<\/a> Principle, for as Lao-tse wrote, \u201cA thousand-mile journey starts with one step.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisdom, joy, and bravery are not distant concepts standing at the end of a long tunnel. They are immediately available as soon as you choose to start living with them. If you want to be happy, you must be grateful for what you have<\/a> and who you are<\/a>. If you want respect, you must take the first step of giving respect. Conversely, if you want to be unhappy, you should be dissatisfied with yourself and life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you live with hope or disillusionment depends on how you use the Tiddely Pom Principle to benefit yourself and the world. The parts of you and the world that will help you be successful are likely already around. You just have to be willing to see them and use your Tz’u. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What does Tz’u mean? What is the concept of the Tao heart? Tz’u is the Taoist word for a belief in oneself. It means your heart and the compassion you have. Read more about Tz’u and what it represents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,43,6],"tags":[151],"class_list":["post-17976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psychology","category-self-improvement","category-spiritual","tag-the-tao-of-pooh","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nTz'u: Your Heart and Compassion in Taoism - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you believe in yourself? In Taoism, this belief in yourself is your heart as well as the compassion you have. 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