Allow yourself to yield,
and you can stay centered.
Allow yourself to bend, and you will
stay straight. Allow yourself to be empty, and
you’ll get filled up. Allow yourself to be exhausted,
and you’ll be renewed. Having little, you can receive
much. Having much, you’ll just become confused.
Therefore the sage embraces the oneness and
becomes a pattern for the
whole world.
She doesn’t display herself, so she becomes illuminated.
She doesn’t justify herself, so she becomes distinguished.
She doesn’t boast, so she is recognized.
She doesn’t claim credit, so she advances and endures.
She doesn’t contend, so no one can contend with her.
“Yield and you
can stay centered” —
Is this saying meaningless?
Stay whole, and all things
return to you.
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