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someone should make a movie on someone offering to teach a leader tao but then they're not an expert so it's kinda funny and both of them can learn together that would be interesting... plausible

pepe jose mujica!

I like this one a lot. the more you try to control the more out of control it gets. i heard drug usage generally decreased after decriminalization (was it BC?), so this kinda reminded me of that

a little weird...i don't get this analogy...goodness!

but yeah that makes sense like let go of expectations and then be free or whatever. i agree they weigh you down

"ritual is the husk of true faith,
the beginning of chaos"

very insightful line. makes me think of the crusades (holy war) and just several instances where religion was used as justification for slaughter and harm of humans. sketchy

this one's super intriuguing to me. the most pervasive forces are silent. there is a rebound for everything. if u wanna capture a butterfly wait for the caterpillar to grow up?? like be patient i think. or like something like that

knowing more about yourself is underrated; a fulfilling life comes from the mindset that u have enough. i agree! good to have aims but if u dont think u have enough u never will feel like u do if u're always yearning for more and complaining. true.

accept the flow of things; understand limitations of institutions and accept change in what is societally fixed; one modern example i can think of is that when boundaries for charities, NGO's, political orgs and similar bodies aren't clearly defined, too complex, or not transparent, corruption happens. Like the red cross embezzlement thing. but yeah. simple is best; nothing is rooted. i agree w this one

violence is never the solution; stay true to your morals and compassion for humans; the worst enemy will always be humans, not demons; do not find victory in others' pain

stay true to yourself and the source??