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Meet the difficult while it is easy.

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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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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
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
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
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
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
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
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism

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