"Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath."
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"The Master keeps her mind always at one with the Tao; that is what gives her her radiance. The Tao is ungraspable. How can her mind be at one with it? Because she doesn't cling to ideas. The Tao is dark and unfathomable. How can it make her radiant? Because she lets it. Since before time and space were, the Tao is. It is beyond is and is not. How do I know this is true? I look inside myself and see."
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"If I have even just a little sense, I will walk on the main road and my only fear will be of straying from it. Keeping to the main road is easy, But people love to be sidetracked."
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"I confess that there is nothing to teach: no religion, no science, no writings which will lead your mind back to Spirit. Today I speak this way, tomorrow that, but always the Path is beyond words and beyond mind."
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"The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. He knows that he is going to die, and her has nothing left to hold on to: no illusions in his mind, no resistances in his body. He doesn't think about his actions; they flow from the core of his being. He holds nothing back from life; therefore he is ready for death, as a man is ready for sleep after a good day's work."
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"The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused."
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"Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?"
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"In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season."
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"The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience."
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"Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge."
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"That so few understand me is why I am treasured."
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"Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue."
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"The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will lose it."
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"Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return."
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"Those who stay where they are will endure."
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"Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed."
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"The sage acts without taking credit. He accomplishes without dwelling on it. He does not want to display his worth."
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"The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know how to keep below them. That is why they are able to reign over all the mountain streams."
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"Lightly given promises must meet with little trust."
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"The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day."
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