To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
The further one goes, the less one knows.
Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. This is the primal identity.
Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?
When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
The person of superior integrity does not insist upon his integrity. For this reason, he has integrity. The person of inferior integrity never loses sight of his integrity; For this reason, he lacks integrity.
Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.
When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, there arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, there arises the recognition of evil.
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
True words are not fancy. Fancy words are not true. The good do not debate. Debaters are not good.
If you want to lead them you must place yourself behind them.
A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.
Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.
To be worn out is to be renewed.
Colors blind the eye Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart.
Using no way as a way, having no limitation as limitation.
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.