I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
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A well frog knows nothing of the ocean for it is bound by its space. The Spring insect knows nothing of the Winter because it is bound to a single season.
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All that is limited by form, semblance, sound, color is called object. Among them all, man alone is more than an object. Though, like objects, he has form and semblance, He is not limited to form. He is more. He can attain to formlessness. When he is beyond form and semblance, beyond this and that, where is the comparison with another object? Where is the conflict? What can stand in his way? He will rest in his eternal place which is no-place. He will be hidden in his own unfathomable secret. His nature sinks to its root in the One. His vitality, his power hide in secret Tao.
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Great wisdom is generous petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
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He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
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Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without.
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Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
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The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror.
It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing.
It receives but does not keep.
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He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.
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The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
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Easy is right. Begin right, and you will be easy. Continue easy and you are right... The right way to go easy is to forget the right way, and forget that the going is easy.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
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Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
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Easy is right. Begin right and you are easy. Continue easy and you are right. The right way to go easy Is to forget the right way And forget that the going is easy.
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If The Way is made clear, it is no longer The Way.
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