Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
LAOZIFail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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To lead, one must follow.
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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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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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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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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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To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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From caring comes courage.
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To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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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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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Make the small big and the few many.
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What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Nature is not human hearted.
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Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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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 more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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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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