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When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.

Laozi

Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
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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Forever Heart Letting Surround
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon

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