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

Laozi

The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
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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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
LAOZI

Heart Love People Realize
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
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
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice

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