The morning star
returns night after night;
the snows of the twelfth month
linger from year to year.
Silly: Gautama’s
achieving some “special” state;
looking for a knife in the water by
marks in the ship’s hull.
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in the ocean of dharma
In the ocean
of the holy dharma there is neither
movement nor stillness. The essence of the wave
is like a mirror; when something comes, the reflection
appears. When there is nothing in the mind,
wind and waves are both
forgotten.
concentrate on tao and experience tao
Nature is
sparing with speech: a
whirlwind doesn’t last all morning;
a rain shower doesn’t
last all day.
What causes these?
Heaven and earth.
If heaven and earth can’t
make something furious
endure, how could
man?
Concentrate on tao
and you’ll experience tao.
Concentrate on power and
you’ll experience power.
Concentrate on loss and
you’ll experience
loss.
If you won’t trust,
you won’t be
trusted.
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maintain humility and equanimity
A goal may be reached
but only if one’s character is fully aligned
with proper principles. It is always more important
to maintain humility and equanimity than
to satisfy an ambition.
second changing line
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 46, Sheng / Pushing Upward
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