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Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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The things that have acquired unity are these: Heaven by unity has become clear; Earth by unity has become steady; The Spirit by unity has become spiritual; The Valley by unity has become full; All things by unity have come into existence.
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The good man is the teacher of the bad, And the bad is the material from which the good may learn. He who does not value the teacher, Or greatly care for the material, Is greatly deluded although he may be learned. Such is the essential mystery.
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If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.
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Excellent soldiers are not furious.
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Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.
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If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve. Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter's place. When you handle the master carpenter's tools, chances are that you'll cut your hand.
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When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you.
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The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no desires for itself; thus it is present for all beings. The Master stays behind; that is why she is ahead. She is detached from all things; that is why she is one with them. Because she has let go of herself, she is perfectly fulfilled.
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To have enough of enough is always enough.
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Water does not force its way.
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If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
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Realize thy Simple Self, Embrace thy Original Nature.
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The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.
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True words seem false.
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Approach your own inner life with a loving quality that accepts who you are without trying to change who you are.
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The Way is eternal. Until your last day, you are free from peril.
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Knowing others is to be clever. Knowing yourself is to be enlightened. Overcoming others requires force. Overcoming yourself requires strength.
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Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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You cannot know the body by studying the finger, and you cannot understand the universe by learning one science.
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If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?
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The cords of passion and desire weave a binding net around you. Worldly confrontation makes you stiff and inflexible. The trap of duality is tenacious. Bound, rigid, and trapped, you cannot experience liberation.
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One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.
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