If its teachings are used to give us a sense of being better than others, we are actually reinforcing our sense of separateness. Being simple, patient, and compassionate gives us no reason to think we are superior. It continually purges the mind of dead-letter judgments, so it can be filled with the living truth. Ultimately, all spiritual teachings can be studied in our ordinary lives. They empty the mind and fill the heart, and life itself becomes a meditation.
Simple things become fascinating.
Waiting and watching become sublime. Fellow-feeling becomes sacred. And a common act of kindness is the Intelligence of the universe. Tao Te Ching , trans. Tao Teh King , trans.