. . . 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.
LAOZIThe wise man knows without traveling.
More Laozi Quotes
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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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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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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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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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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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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Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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