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The Last Graduate (The Scholomance, #2)

by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 04, 2023 03:03AM

“We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know where the rocks are.”
― Deng Ming-Dao, Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony

tags: action, river, rocks, taoism

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“The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished.”
― Deng Ming-Dao, Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony

tags: moon, taoism, true-to-yourself

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“Each day your life grows a day shorter. Make every move count.”
― Ming-Dao Deng, 365 Tao: Daily Meditations

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“Only through lighting a living fire within ourselves can we dance quickly and spontaneously enough to meet the rhythm of life.”
― Ming-Dao Deng

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“Draw energy from the earth
Admit power from the heavens
Fertilize the seed within
Let it sprout into a flower of pure light”
― Ming-Dao Deng

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