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Listening stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty and waits on all things.

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When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten. When the belt fits, the belly is forgotten. When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten. No drives, no compulsions, no needs, no attractions: Then your affairs are under control. You are a free man.
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Affair Attraction Control Drive Forget Freedom Heart Man Philosophy Shoe Spirituality Yourself
If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
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Calm Mindset Water
The World is Large – Its beauty indescrible.
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Beautiful Description Nature World
You are still guided by your expectations.
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Expectation Guide Yourself
Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them, we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop.
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Conflict Harmony Life Stop
The space under the sky is occupied by all things in their unity.
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Occupy Sky Space Unity
He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.
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Aware Confusion Fools Worst
Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle.
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Absence Luck Principle
The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
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Help Man Old Perfection
To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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Ignorance Knowledge True Yourself
The eyes envy the mind.
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Eyes Jealous Mindset
Everything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.
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Enough Nature Necessary
When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.
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Beginning Enjoyment Himself Nervous Skill Target
Standards are different for all things, so the standard set by man is by no means the only ‘certain’ standard. If you mistake what is relative for something certain, you have strayed far from the ultimate truth.
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Different Man Mistake Standard Truth Ultimate Yourself
Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he claims to do so he is a rouge or a madman.
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Mad Man Negative Positive
Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.
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Essence Lost Lying Precious Yourself

Listening stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty and waits on all things.

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