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The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?

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If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.
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Journey Path Way
Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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Fine Philosophy Rest Understand
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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Cloud Follow Heaven Light Understand Wisdom Yourself
I am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly.
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Listening Reckless Talk Try Word Yourself
A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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Bright Confusion Doubt Light Sage
A path is made by walking on it.
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Inspirational Journey One Liner Path Walk
The sound of water says what I think.
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Myself Sound Thinking Water
The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.
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Easy Forget Journey Right Way
The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
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Greatness Mindset Person Tragedy
Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.
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Empty Heart Light Room Window
So 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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Desire Fade Happiness Loss Nature Vulgar Worth
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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Flow Spiritual Struggle Universe Yourself
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
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Flow Freedom Mindset Yourself
When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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Forget Heart Right
There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is something. There is nothing.
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Beginning Philosophy
Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end. There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without a starting point.
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Beginning Born Death Existence Limitation Philosophy Spiritual Start

The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?

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