Laozi

Laozi

Philosopher

Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism, known for his influential work 'Tao Te Ching', which explores the nature of existence and harmony.

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circa 600-500 BC
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"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."

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"I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass."

Letting Go Desire Liberty
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"The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action."

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"He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love."

Love Doe Disputes
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"My words have an origin. My deeds have a sovereign. Truly, because people do not understand this, they do not understand me."

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"What is well planted will not be uprooted."

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"There is something obscure which is complete before heaven and earth arose; tranquil, quiet, standing alone without change, moving without peril. It could be the mother of everything. Not knowing its name, I call it Tao."

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"When the world is ruled according to the Way, the ghosts lose their power. The ghosts do not really lose their power, but it is not used to harm people."

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"By steadily disciplining the animal nature, until it becomes one pointed, it is possible to establish conscious awareness of The Eternal."

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"Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it's own accord."

Names Simplicity Being Free
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"Knowing others is to be clever. Knowing yourself is to be enlightened. Overcoming others requires force. Overcoming yourself requires strength."

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"Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens."

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