. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
LAOZIWhen 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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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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To know you have enough is to be rich.
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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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Wear down to be renewed.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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The great image lacks shape.
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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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