An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
LAOZIAll men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
More Laozi Quotes
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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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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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Make the small big and the few many.
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The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Meet the big while it is small.
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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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The wise man knows without traveling.
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He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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