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.
LAOZIThe great image lacks shape.
More Laozi Quotes
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In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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. . . 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.
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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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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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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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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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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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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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