Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; then you can move toward health.
Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer the intricate and artificial.
Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure.
Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity.
To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.
The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness.
The one who does not stray away from her/his nature will live long.
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
The wise man looks back into the past, and does not grieve over what is far off, nor rejoice over what is near; for he knows that time is without end.
Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. There is a time for being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle.
There is no need to run outside for better seeing... Rather abide at the center of your being; For the more you leave it the less you learn. Search your heart and see... The way to do is to be.
Throw away sacredness and wisdom and people will be one hundred times happier.
Stop thinking, and end your problems. What difference between yes and no? What difference between success and failure? Must you value what others value, avoid what others avoid? How ridiculous!
To know one's ignorance is the best part of knowledge.
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
By following this simple path, you become extraordinary, unfathomable, a being of profound cosmic subtlety. You outlive time and space by realizing the subtle truth of the universe.
When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, and dignified as a king. Immersed in wonder, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.
Every step is on the path.
Peace is our natural state of being.
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
Stretch the bow to the very full, and you will wish you had stopped in time.
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