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The Tao doesn't take sides, it gives birth to both good an evil. The Master doesn't take sides. She welcomes both saints and sinners. The Tao is like a bellows is empty but infinitely capable. The more you use it the more it produces. The more you talk of it the less you understand. Hold onto the center.
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The Tao is called the Great Mother, empty yet inexhaustible. It gives birth to infinite worlds. It is always present within you. You can use it anyway you want.
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The Tao is infinite and eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born so it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no desires for itself thus it is present for all beings. The Master stays behind that is why she is ahead. She is detached from all things. That is why she is one with them, because she has let go of herself. She is perfectly fulfilled.
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The supreme good is like water which nourishes things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or conceit, everybody will respect you.
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Fill you bowl to the rim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about peoples approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work then step back. The only path to serenity.
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Can you coax your mind from its wondering and keep to the original oneness? Can you let your body become supple as a new born child's? Can
you cleanse your inner vision until you see nothing but the light? Can you love people and leave them without imposing your will? Can you deal with the most vital matters by letting events take their course? Can you step back from your own mind and thus understand all things? Giving birth and nourishing. Having without possessing. Acting with no expectation. Leading and trying not to control. This is the supreme virtue.
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