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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 past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
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
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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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
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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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town

The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.

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