He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.
ZHUANGZISo if loss of what gives happiness causes you distress when it fades, you can now understand that such happiness is worthless. It is said, those who lose themselves in their desire for things also lose their innate nature by being vulgar.
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If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
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Compare birth with death, compare death with life; compare what is possible with what is not possible and compare what is not possible with what is possible; because there is, there is not, and because there is not, there is.
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True men” are strong willed, have dignity in their demeanor, serenity in their expression. They are cool like autumn, warm like spring. Their passions arise like the four seasons, in harmony with the ten thousand creatures, and no one knows their limits.
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When you are identified with the One, all things will be complete to you.
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A path is made by walking on it.
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Heaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness and begin in what is. Do this and your understanding will be like not understanding and your wisdom will be like not being wise. By not being wise you will become wise later.
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Running around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things.
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There is danger for the eye in seeing too clearly, danger for the ear in hearing too sharply and danger to the heart from caring too greatly.
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Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.
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The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
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Let your mind wander in the pure and simple. Be one with the infinite. Let all things take their course.
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The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent – herein lie the techniques of Tao of the ancients.
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There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is something. There is nothing.
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To have attained to the human form is a source of joy. What an incomparable bliss it is to undergo these countless transitions.
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