Tao Wisdom
( fragments - page 2 )

The great way is very smooth; but the people love the bypath.

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Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature,
they are regained without moving an inch.

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Tao is the pointing finger and, at the same time, the direction.

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Those who prattle on and on understand nothing about Tao.
Don't reveal your sharpness; eliminate all complications;
withhold your brightness; merge with the dusty world.
This is the realm of mysterious identity.

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In antiquity men studied for their own sake,
nowadays men study for the sake of (impressing) others.

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If you think you can speak about the Tao,
it is clear you don't know what you're talking about.

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The wise succeeds without intending to do so.

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Great knowledge sees all in One.
Small knowledge breaks down into the many.

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All the fish needs is to get lost in the water.
All the man needs is to get lost in Tao.

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Minds free, thoughts gone.
Brows clear, faces serene.