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The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.

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A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
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Greatness Nation Prison Rule
Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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Action Root Silence
He who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.
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Activity Himself Live Nature
True depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.
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Clear Precise Shallow True Understand Wisdom Word
Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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God Himself Man Reward Work
Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.
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Essence Lost Lying Precious Yourself
If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.
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Journey Path Way
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.
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Education Form Low Punishment Reward
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 space under the sky is occupied by all things in their unity.
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Occupy Sky Space Unity
If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
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Calm Creation Mindset Mirror Universe Water
Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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Infinite Knowledge Life
The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
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Himself Mindset Mirror Perfection Regret
During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream.
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Awakening Dreams Greatness Realize Wake Up
Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.
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Empty Heart Light Room Window
Heaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness and begin in what is. Do this and your understanding will be like not understanding and your wisdom will be like not being wise. By not being wise you will become wise later.
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Cloud Follow Heaven Light Understand Wisdom Yourself

The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.

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The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.

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