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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.

Laozi

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
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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Energy Mind Purify Self

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