"Not to desire material things is to know the freedom of spirituality; and to desire them is to suffer the limitations of matter."
Peace is meant to be our natural state. A whirlwind never outlasts the morning, nor a violent rain the day. Just as earth and sky return to peace, so should we.
Those who know others are intelligent; those who understand themselves are enlightened.
The way of the Tao is simple— stop striving, defeat desire. In the absence of striving, there is peace; in the absence of desire, there is satisfaction.
goodness is its own reward.
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