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Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?
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The Way of Tao is this: It strives not, but conquers; It speaks not, but all is made clear; It summons not, but its house is crowded; It contrives not, but the design is perfect.
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When family ties are disturbed, devoted children arise.
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Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.
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All things such as grass and trees are soft and supple in life. At their death they are withered and dry.
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Those who seek knowledge, collect something every day. Those who seek the Way, let go of something every day.
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Act without expectation.
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To know how little one knows is to have genuine knowledge. Not to know how little one knows is to be deluded. Only those who know when they are deluded can free themselves from such delusion. The intelligent people are not deluded, because they know and accept their ignorance as ignorance, and thereby have genuine knowledge.
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Behave simply and hold on to purity.
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Letting the mind control the vital breath is called force.
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Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm - it comes from becoming still - in order to reflect and meditate on our inner wisdom and receive answers. A peaceful heart is one that is free from worry and rouble. It's becoming quiet so we can look at things quietly so we can more clearly understand them and thus come up with creative solutions. It is learning to live in the present. Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.
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He who knows he has enough is rich.
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When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be there, sometimes not. When lesser people hear of the Way, they ridicule it greatly. If they didn't laugh at it, it wouldn't be the Way.
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It is wealth to be content.
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Be empty. Be still. Just watch everything come and go. This is the way of Nature.
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Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look out at the stars. This practice should answer the question..... The master settles her mind as the universe settles the stars in the sky. By connecting her mind with the subtle origin, she calms it. Once calmed, it naturally expands, and ultimately her mind becomes as vast and immeasurable as the night sky.
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Only those who leisurely approach that which the masses are busy about can be busy about that which the masses take leisurely.
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The sage is one with the world, and lives in harmony with it.
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The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.
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By following this simple path, you become extraordinary, unfathomable, a being of profound cosmic subtlety. You outlive time and space by realizing the subtle truth of the universe.
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We go from birth to death. Three out of ten follow life. Three out of ten follow death. People who rush from birth to death are also three out of ten. Why is that so? Because they want to make too much of life.
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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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