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“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
“Tezyeme," he said, which meant something on the order of "it is happening the way it is supposed to happen.”
― A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
― A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
“To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
“If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.”
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“He who is in harmony with the Tao
is like a newborn child.
Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,
but its grip is powerful.
It doesn't know about the union
of male and female,
yet its penis can stand erect,
so intense is its vital power.
It can scream its head off all day,
yet it never becomes hoarse,
so complete is its harmony.
The Master's power is like this.
He lets all things come and go
effortlessly, without desire.
He never expects results;
thus he is never disappointed.
He is never disappointed;
thus his spirit never grows old.”
― Tao Te Ching
is like a newborn child.
Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,
but its grip is powerful.
It doesn't know about the union
of male and female,
yet its penis can stand erect,
so intense is its vital power.
It can scream its head off all day,
yet it never becomes hoarse,
so complete is its harmony.
The Master's power is like this.
He lets all things come and go
effortlessly, without desire.
He never expects results;
thus he is never disappointed.
He is never disappointed;
thus his spirit never grows old.”
― Tao Te Ching
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