Live simply and virtuously, true to your nature, drawing no line between what is spiritual and what is not.
So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.
Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking. Center your country in the Tao and evil will have no power. Not that it isn't there, but you'll be able to step out of its way. Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
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.
Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.
Open yourself to the truth, then trust in your natural responses, and everything will fall into place.
For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.
By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love and kindness he may rule the world forever.
Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven.
When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.
The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of the embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don't love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play. In this they are like children and in harmony with the Tao.
Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic.
The perfect square lacks corners.
Because every portion of the body, mind, and spirit yearns for the integration of yin and yang, angelic intercourse is led by the spirit rather than the sexual organs. . . . Where ordinary intercourse unites sex organs with sex organs, angelic cultivation unites spirit with spirit, mind with mind, and every cell of one body with every cell of the other body.
A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He considers those who point out his faultsas his most benevolent teachers.He thinks of his enemyas the shadow that he himself casts.
Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world.
Those who take long steps cannot keep the pace.
The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle.
If you really want everything, then give up everything.
The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
The sense organs, which are limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. This partial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on previous judgments, which are usually based on someone else's foolish ideas. These false concepts and ideas are then stored in a highly selective memory system.
Tao is beyond words and beyond understanding. Words may be used to speak of it, but they cannot contain it. Tao existed before words and names, before heaven and earth, before the ten thousand things. It is the unlimited father and mother of all limited things. Therefore, to see beyond boundaries to the subtle heart of things, dispense with names, with concepts, with expectations and ambitions and differences. Tao and its many manifestations arise from the same source: subtle wonder within mysterious darkness. This is the beginning of all understanding.
Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?
Quarrel with a friend - and you are both wrong.
Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; then you can move toward health.
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