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Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!

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For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos.
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Chaos Excellence People Strive
To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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Ignorance Knowledge True Yourself
When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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Action Transformation Word World
The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point-the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it.
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Ancient Existence Knowledge Point Reach Time
Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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Fine Philosophy Rest Understand
Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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Battle Intelligence Promise Sound Victory
To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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Form Human Joy
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 eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity.
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Capacity Clear Eyes Mindset Organ Wisdom
The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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Condition Life Man Natural River Way
A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
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Greatness Nation Prison Rule
Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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Infinite Knowledge Life
If one is true to one’s inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?
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Deep Follow Teacher True Wisdom
So if loss of what gives happiness causes you distress when it fades, you can now understand that such happiness is worthless. It is said, those who lose themselves in their desire for things also lose their innate nature by being vulgar.
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Desire Fade Happiness Loss Nature Vulgar Worth
Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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Automatic Body Care Strong Willing
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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Awake Born Calm Death Quiet Sleep

Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!

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