Whether many people realize it yet or not, man, the Inferior Animal, has by now proved himself incapable of keeping his own species – and others – alive for very much longer. So the earth has begun its own plan to set things right.
BENJAMIN HOFFIt means that Tao doesn’t force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong.
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Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you’ve got.
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When we give up our images of self-importance and our ideas of what should be, we can help things become what they need to be.
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Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow ‘burn their toast a lot,’ said Pooh
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No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.
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Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries of spiritual energy. Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness.
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You’d be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Things Are As They Are.
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The Universe knows what it’s doing. So don’t develop a big ego, and don’t be afraid.
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A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn’t really care, wisdom does.
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The Eeyore Educational System sees childhood as a waste of time, a luxury that society cannot afford . . . Put children in school at the earliest age possible; load them down with homework; take away their time, their creativity, their play, their power; then plug them into machines.
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A way of life that keeps saying ‘Around the next corner, above the next step,’ works against the natural order of things and makes it so difficult to be happy and good.
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There is more to knowing than just being correct
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It means that Tao doesn’t force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.
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As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid.
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The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can’t save time. You can only spend it. But you can spend it wisely or foolishly.
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