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He who stays where he is endures To die but not to perish Is to be eternally present The great Tao flows everywhere It fulfills its purpose silently And makes no claim It nourishes the 10,000 things And yet is not their lord The 10,000 things return to it Yet it is not their lord It does not "show" greatness And is therefore truly great All men will come to him Who keeps to the One It cannot be seen It cannot be heard And yet, it cannot be exhausted Soft and weak Overcome hard and strong Tao abides in non action Yet nothing is left undone Without form there is no desire Without desire There is tranquility And in this way All things will be at peace The truly good man is not aware of his goodness And is therefore good A truly good man does nothing And leaves nothing undone When a truly kind man does something He leaves nothing undone The sky is whole and clear The earth is whole and firm The spirit is whole and strong The clarity of the sky prevents it's falling The firmness of the earth prevents its splitting The strength of the spirit prevents its being used up Therefore the humble is the root of the noble The low is the foundation of the high
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May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015 at 2:50 PM UTC
Excerpts From The Tao Te Ching
He who stays where he is endures To die but not to perish Is to be eternally present The great Tao flows everywhere It fulfills its purpose silently And makes no claim It nourishes the 10,000 things And yet is not their lord The 10,000 things return to it Yet it is not their lord It does not "show" greatness And is therefore truly great All men will come to him Who keeps to the One It cannot be seen It cannot be heard And yet, it cannot be exhausted Soft and weak Overcome hard and strong Tao abides in non action Yet nothing is left undone Without form there is no desire Without desire There is tranquility And in this way All things will be at peace The truly good man is not aware of his goodness And is therefore good A truly good man does nothing And leaves nothing undone When a truly kind man does something He leaves nothing undone The sky is whole and clear The earth is whole and firm The spirit is whole and strong The clarity of the sky prevents it's falling The firmness of the earth prevents its splitting The strength of the spirit prevents its being used up Therefore the humble is the root of the noble The low is the foundation of the high
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May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015 at 2:50 PM UTC
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