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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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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
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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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
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
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
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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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
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
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
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
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong

Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.

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