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One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.

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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
People value that part of knowledge which is known. They do not know how to avail themselves of the Unknown in order to reach knowledge. Is this not misguided?
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Guide Knowledge Order People Reach Value
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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Generous Greatness Passion Small Speech Wisdom
To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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Form Human Joy
We possess our body by chance and we are already pleased with it. If our physical bodies went through ten thousand transformations without end, how incomparable would this joy be! Therefore the sage roams freely in the realm in which nothing can escape, but all endures.
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Body Chance Endurance Escape Freedom Joy Possession Sage Transformation World
The space under the sky is occupied by all things in their unity.
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Occupy Sky Space Unity
The sage has the sun and moon by his side and the universe under his arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole. . . . He blends the disparities of ten thousand years into one complete purity. All things are blended like this and mutually involve each other.
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Complete Each Other Harmony Involve Moon Purity Sage Sun Universe
The eyes envy the mind.
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Eyes Jealous Mindset
If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
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Life Point Purpose
The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.
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Attention Enlightenment Equality Mirror Respond Welcome
The sage embraces things. Ordinary men discriminate amongst them and parade their discriminations before others. So I say; those who discriminate, fail to see.
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Discrimination Embrace Failure Man Myself Ordinary See
All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten. The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what is foul and rotten.
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Beautiful Existence Rare Regard Transformation Ugly Value
Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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God Himself Man Reward Work
The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
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Help Man Old Perfection
When I talk about having good hearing, I don’t mean just listening, but listening to yourself. When I talk about good eyesight, I don’t mean just looking, but looking at yourself.
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Eyes Goodness Hearing Listening Myself Sight Talk
When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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Action Transformation Word World

One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.

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One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.

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