Laozi quotes - page 9

Because he is a living divinity, when he acts, the universe acts. (Laozi)
Let muddy water stand and it will become clear. View quote
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Yielding is the way of the Tao. View quote
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To know you have enough is to be rich. View quote
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The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom He knows himself but does not display himself He loves himself but does not hold himself in high esteem. View quote
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When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty. View quote
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Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch. View quote
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To be worn out is to be renewed. View quote
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Know the white, But keep the black, Be an example to the world Being an example to the world, Ever true and unwavering, Return to the infinite. View quote
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When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will always win. View quote
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In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped. (Laozi)
The Tao of the sage is work without effort. View quote
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People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge. View quote
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Know honor, Yet keep humility. Be the valley of the universe Being the valley of the universe, Ever true and resourceful, Return to the state of the uncarved block. View quote
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Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish don't overdo it. View quote
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A mans excellence is like that of water It benefits all things without striving It takes to the low places shunned by men. Water is akin to Tao.... In all the earth nothing weaker than water, Yet in attacking the hard, nothing superior, Nothing so certain in wearing down strength There is no way to resist it. Note then The weak conquer the strong, The yielding outlast the aggressors. View quote
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Most of the world's religions serve only to strengthen attachments to false concepts such as self and other, life and death, heaven and earth, and so on. Those who become entangled in these false ideas are prevented from perceiving the Integral Oneness. View quote
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Tao invariably takes no action, and yet there is nothing left undone. View quote
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The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and yang give birth to all things.... The complete whole is the complete whole. So also is any part the complete whole.... But forget about understanding and harmonizing and making all things one. The universe is already a harmonious oneness just realize it. View quote
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Abandon fancy theologies and imaginary ideas and do some ordinary daily work... Engage in this work with unswerving kindness and unending patience. View quote
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... integral wisdom involves a direct participation in every moment the observer and the observed are dissolved in the light of pure awareness, and no mental concepts or attitudes are present to dim that light. (Laozi)
Those who make their living by collecting taxes cause the people to starve when the people starve, the tax collectors, having no one to tax starve also. View quote
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The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself it gives life to others as it transforms. View quote
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Gently eliminating all obstacles to his own understanding, he constantly maintains his unconditional sincerity. His humility, perseverance, and adaptability evoke the response of the universe and fill him with divine light. View quote
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Why not simply honor your parents, love your children, help your brothers and sisters, be faithful to your friends, care for your mate with devotion, complete your work cooperatively and joyfully, assume responsibility for problems, practice virtue without first demanding it of others, understand the highest truths yet retain an ordinary manner That would be true clarity, true simplicity, true mastery. View quote
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