When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
LAOZIThe seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
More Laozi Quotes
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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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Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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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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Return animosity with virtue.
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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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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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Wear down to be renewed.
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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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 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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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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