In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
LAOZIEmpty 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.
More Laozi Quotes
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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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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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Wear down to be renewed.
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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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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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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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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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When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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