If you’ve
melted your desires in
the river of time, choose to be a
recluse, or choose a family,
the village job.
If you know
that pure Lord within
you, you’ll be That,
wherever.
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look to what is pure
fertilizing my bamboo grove with horse manure
Give up religiosity
and knowledge, and the people
will benefit a hundredfold. Discard morality
and righteousness, and the people will return
to natural love. Abandon shrewdness
and profiteering, and there
won’t be any robbers
or thieves.
These are external
matters, however. What is most
important is what happens within:
look to what is pure; hold to what
is simple; let go of self-interest;
temper your desires.
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conquering cunning and cravings
When praise is
lavished upon the famous,
the people contend and compete with
one another. When exotic goods are traded
and treasured, the compulsion to steal is
felt. When desires are constantly
stimulated, people become
disturbed and
confused.
Therefore,
the wise person sets an example
by emptying her mind, opening her heart,
relaxing her ambitions, relinquishing her desires,
cultivating her character. Having conquered her
own cunning and cravings, she can’t
be manipulated by
anyone.
Do
by not-doing.
Act with non-action.
Allow order to arise
of itself.
Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu, Chapter 3
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tao leaves nothing undone
Tao doesn’t
do anything, yet
it leaves nothing
undone.
If you
abide by it,
everything in existence
will transform itself. When, in the
process of self-transformation, desires
are aroused, calm them with
nameless simplicity.
When
desires are dissolved
in the primal presence, peace
and harmony naturally occur,
and the world orders
itself.
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