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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.

Laozi

Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
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 the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
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
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 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
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
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
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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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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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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