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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.

Laozi

Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
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
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
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
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
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
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
. . . 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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Idea Past Possessed Truth
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
The 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.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
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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Heaven Mean Vision
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some

Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.

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