clouds very high look
not one word helped them get up there
she once suggested that every internally displaced family be given a small tree to plant
The sage
knows herself, but doesn’t
dwell on herself; loves herself, but no
more than she loves everyone else. She
adopts the concerns of heaven
as her own.
from The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,
Those who
know don’t talk.
Those who talk
don’t know.
Close your mouth.
Block the door.
Quiet your senses.
Blunt the sharpness.
Untie the tangles.
Soften the brightness.
Be one with the dust, and
enter the primal
oneness.
One who has merged
with Tao in this way
can’t be courted,
can’t be bought,
can’t be harmed,
can’t be honored,
can’t be humiliated.
She is the treasure
of the world.
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The point we emphasize is
strong confidence in our
original nature.
Plant yourself
firmly in the Tao and
you won’t ever be uprooted.
Embrace Tao firmly and you won’t
ever be separated from it. Your
children will thrive, and
your children’s
children.
Cultivate
goodness in your self,
and goodness will be genuine.
Cultivate it in your family, and goodness
will flourish. Cultivate it in your community,
and goodness will grow and multiply.
Cultivate it in your country, and
goodness will be abundant.
Cultivate it in the world,
and goodness will be
everywhere.
How do I know
the world works like this?
By watching.
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