Laozi quotes - page 11

As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it. (Laozi)
Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins. View quote
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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever. View quote
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In the Golden Age, Rulers were unknown. In the following age Rulers were loved and praised. Next came the age When rulers were feared. Finally the age When rulers are hated. View quote
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The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue take care of those who are deserving also, and equally, take care of those who are not. When you extend your virtue in all directions without discriminating, you feet are firmly planted on the path that returns to the Tao. View quote
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Find a teacher who is an integral being, a beacon who extends his light and virtue with equal ease to those who appreciate him and those who don't. Shape yourself in his mold, bathe in his nourishing radiance, and reflect it out to the rest of the world. View quote
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Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist the next best they love and praise the next they fear and the next they revile. When they do not command the people's faith, some will lose faith in them, and then they resort to oaths But of the best when their task is accomplished, their work done, the people all remark, ''We have done it ourselves.'' View quote
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Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing.... Thus, taking advantage of what is,we recognize the utility of what is not. View quote
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The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty. View quote
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The feminine values are the fountain of bliss. Know the masculine, Keep to the feminine. View quote
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Who can enjoy enlightenment and remain indifferent to suffering in the world This is not in keeping with the Way. Only those who increase their service along with their understanding can be called men and women of Tao. (Laozi)
Once you arrive at a spontaneous awareness of the Great Oneness, remember it isn't necessary to struggle to maintain unity with it. All you have to do is participate in it. View quote
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The cleansing of spiritual contamination is accomplished by offering one's talent, resources, and life to the world. View quote
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Distortion upon distortion ... the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes. View quote
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Creating without claiming, Doing without taking credit, Guiding without interfering, This is Primal Virtue. View quote
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Knowing others is wisdom Knowing the self is enlightenment Mastering others requires force Mastering the self needs strength. View quote
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Those who are highly evolved maintain an undiscriminating perception. Seeing everything, labeling nothing, they maintain their awareness of the Great Oneness. Thus they are supported by it. View quote
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Loving, hating, having expectations all these are attachments. Attachment prevents the growth of one's true being. View quote
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Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world. View quote
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We put thirty spokes to make a wheel But it is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges. We make a vessel from a lump of clay But it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful. We make doors and windows for a room But it is the empty spaces that make the room livable. Thus, while existence has advantages, It is the emptiness that makes it useful. View quote
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The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... (However) names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered. (Laozi)
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing.... If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao, don't get caught up in spiritual superficialities. View quote
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Simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things and beings as parts of your infinite body. When you perceive that an act done to another is done to yourself, you have understood the great truth. View quote
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A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth. View quote
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The Way of Tao is this It strives not, but conquers It speaks not, but all is made clear It summons not, but its house is crowded It contrives not, but the design is perfect. View quote
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