Tao Te Ching

The ‘Tao Te Ching’, Chinese: 道德經; is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Laozi though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated.

The Tao Te Ching had a profound influence on Chinese religious movements and on subsequent Chinese philosophers, who annotated, commended, and criticized the texts extensively.

The following are some excerpts from the Tao Te Ching.

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Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts,
you return to the Source of Being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

Without going out of the door one can know the whole world,
Without glancing through the window one can see the ways of Heaven,
The further one goes, the less one knows.
- Tao Te Ching

The sage does not go, yet he knows
He does not look, yet he sees,
He does not do, yet all is done
- Tao Te Ching

Express yourself completely,
Then keep quiet.
Be like the forces of nature;
When it blows, there is only wind;
When it rains, the is only rain;
When the clouds pass, the sun shines through.
- Tao Te Ching

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Meditation

Meditation is a practice in which an individual train his or her attention and awareness, to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.

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Neuroscientists scanned the brains of meditators and what they found changed everything we know about the mind.

For most of human history, meditation was considered a spiritual practice — valuable for inner peace and religious development but outside the domain of medicine and neuroscience. That changed dramatically in 2011 when a landmark Harvard study published in Psychiatry Research provided the first structural MRI evidence that meditation physically and measurably changes the architecture of the human brain.

Dr. Sara Lazar and her team found that participants in an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program showed significant increases in gray matter density in the hippocampus (learning and memory), the posterior cingulate cortex (mind-wandering and self-relevance), the temporo-parietal junction (empathy and compassion), and the cerebellum. Simultaneously, gray matter in the amygdala — the brain's threat-detection alarm system — measurably decreased, correlating directly with participants' reported reductions in stress.

This was not subjective. These were structural changes in brain tissue — visible on MRI scans after just 8 weeks of daily practice.

Additional research has demonstrated that consistent meditation practice lowers cortisol by up to 30%, increases BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor — the brain's growth hormone), elevates baseline serotonin and dopamine levels, reduces systemic inflammatory markers including IL-6 and CRP, and improves telomere length — a direct biological marker of cellular aging.

The most accessible form: 10 minutes of breath-focused awareness every morning before engaging with any screen or stimulus. No app required. No special training required. Just sit. Breathe. Watch your brain transform.

Educational purposes only, not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. – A Facebook post by

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The Universe

The universe comprises all of existence — including all physical matter, energy, planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. It is estimated to be approximately 13.8 billion years old and began with the Big Bang, an event where space itself rapidly expanded from an extremely hot, dense singularity. – AI overview

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The calcium in your bones was created inside a star that exploded billions of years before our Sun even existed. The iron in your blood was forged in the final seconds of a massive star's collapse into a supernova. The oxygen you are breathing right now was cooked inside the core of an ancient red giant that died long before Earth formed.

Every single atom heavier than hydrogen and helium in your entire body — every cell, every bone, every breath — was created inside a star that lived, burned, and violently died somewhere in our galaxy across billions of years. You did not arrive on Earth from somewhere else. You were built, piece by piece, from the literal remains of exploded stars.

The universe did not create you and then leave you alone in it. The universe rearranged itself, atom by atom, across billions of years, to become you. – A Facbeook post my ‘SkyMyst’

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Science

Science – the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained.

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The idea that your mind is woven into the universe is no longer just spiritual talk. It is creeping into serious science. A growing number of researchers are returning to panpsychism, the idea that consciousness is not made by the brain alone but is a fundamental feature of reality itself, present in all matter. Once dismissed as mysticism, it is now drawing real scientific attention.

What revived it is quantum biology. Nature already uses quantum effects in photosynthesis and bird navigation, so why not in the brain? That is the core of a theory from physicist Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff, who proposed consciousness arises from quantum processes inside our neurons. Some physicists go further, arguing the quantum information behind consciousness is non-local, reaching back to the origin of the universe.

None of it is fully proven. But the wall between mind and cosmos is no longer as solid as science once insisted. And the simplest connection was always real. The atoms thinking these thoughts were forged inside stars. You are made of the universe, briefly arranged into something that can feel it.

So maybe the mystics and the physicists are circling the same truth from opposite ends. What if consciousness was never something the universe produced, but something it was made of all along? - A Facebook post by ‘Astrophilesz’

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Our Mind

Research has clearly demonstrated that the subconscious mind makes no distinction between constructive and destructive thought-impulses, and will drive our actions based on the material we used in nourishing it.

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A groundbreaking study from Stanford has revealed something remarkable about the human mind: your brain is not just passively observing your life, it actively constructs it in real time. Every thought you think, every belief you hold, has the power to shape your body and your experiences. This means that what you focus on, consciously or unconsciously, can influence your physiology, behaviour, and even your long-term health.

Neuroscience now shows that the brain is incredibly plastic. Neural pathways are constantly forming and reorganizing based on our repeated thoughts and experiences. When you reinforce a belief, whether positive or negative, you strengthen the networks in your brain that support it. Over time, this process can change your emotional patterns, stress responses, and even your physical reactions. In essence, your mind can rewire your body simply through repeated beliefs and thoughts.

This doesn’t mean the mind alone solves every challenge, but it highlights the profound influence of perspective and mindset on our daily lives. Practices like mindfulness, positive affirmations, visualization, and cognitive reframing work because they actively harness this neuroplasticity. By consciously shaping the patterns of your thoughts, you can encourage healthier responses, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being.

Think of your brain as an architect. Every thought you entertain is like a blueprint, every repeated belief adds a brick. Over time, these bricks build the reality you experience. Recognising this gives you the power to consciously choose thoughts that support growth, resilience, and wellbeing.

Understanding that your mind and body are so deeply interconnected is a reminder that mental habits matter. What you focus on today can literally shape your life tomorrow. – A Post on Facebook Page EFTMRA EFT & Matrix Reimprinting Courses and Resources

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Karma

Karma means ‘action’ or ‘doing’, representing the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions shape future outcomes.

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As no cause remains without its due effect from greatest to least, from a cosmic disturbance down to the movement of your hand, and as like produces like, Karma is that unseen and unknown law which adjusts wisely, intelligently, and equitably each effect to its cause, tracing the latter back to its producer. - H. P. Blavatsky

Just as wind or fire is not stored in any particular place karma is not stored anywhere within or without this body. - Unknown

Karma like all general laws of nature has no beginning. Karma is not an identity. Strictly speaking, it is a force or energy like electricity and as such it necessitates a beginningless. - Unknown

Karma applies itself in the most exacting and clever of ways. If we deprived another human being of freedom in a previous life, we'd probably have our freedom curtailed in this life. This experience would give us time to reconsider our views and learn the Law of Love. - Todd Cramer

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. - Wayne Dyer

To the worldly man Karma is a stern Nemesis, to the spiritual man Karma unfolds itself in harmony with his highest aspirations. - William Q. Judge

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The Teachings of Buddha

When the senses touch sense objects and the thoughts touch thought objects, the fires of lust and desire are kindled. Your ears hear praises of yourselves and then your thoughts think of self importance and you are fearful lest you lose the self-importance. You forget that this self is not the true self of you which is universal and deathless. - Unknown

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One must not accept my teachings from reverence, but first try them as gold is tried by fire. - The Buddha

It is better to travel well than to arrive. - Buddha

The good renounce everything. The pure don’t babble about sensual desires. Whether touched by pleasure or pain, the wise show no change of temper. - The Buddha

Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all. - Buddha

When one is overcome by this wretched, clinging desire in the world, one’s sorrows increase like grass growing up after a lot of rain. - The Buddha

Just as the bee takes the nectar and leaves without damaging the color or scent of the flowers, so should the sage act in a village. - The Buddha

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. - The Buddha

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. - The Buddha

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Think And Exist

“It is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized as wiser than oneself.” – Marlene Dietrich

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Religion

The more I study religions, the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anyone but himself. - Sir Richard F. Burton

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It is only by dispelling the clouds and phantoms of Religion, that we shall discover the sources of Truth, Reason and Morality, and the real motives that should incline us to Virtue. - Paul-Henri Holbach

Of all religions, the Christians should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men. - Voltaire

People will tell us that without the consolations of religion they would be intolerably unhappy. So far as this is true, it is a coward's argument. Nobody but a coward would consciously choose to live in a fool's paradise. - Bertrand Russell

Personally, I would not give a fig for any man’s religion whose horse, cat and dog do not feel its benefits. Life in any form is our perpetual responsibility. - S. Parkes Cadman

The only consistent purpose of human religion was as a cover for the most bestial excesses of mass homicide, torment, and atrocity. - Mick Farren

The priests of the different religious sects ... dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight, and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subdivision of the duperies on which they live. - Thomas Jefferson

We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and State are and must remain separate. - Ronald Reagan

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Spirituality

Consciousness dances upon the ocean of context and form, upon a backdrop of space and time. - Unknown

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As rivers flowing into the ocean find their final peace and their name and form disappear, even so the wise become free from name and form and enter into the radiance of the Supreme Spirit. - The Upanishads

It is not arrogant or egotistical to feel good inside. You had nothing to do with it. It’s simply the honest response to clearly perceived Reality. - Erich Schiffman

The awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results. - Krishna

The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and well-being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually. - Greg Anderson

The dance of the flower in the wind, in the sun, in the rain, cannot be understood by the head; the heart has to be open for it. - Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Loss and possession, death and life are one. There falls no shadow where there shines no sun. - Hilaire Belloc

One is called ‘Ocean’. The other called ‘Ganges’. And though these are different names, their waters are still the same. - Jnaneshwar

Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising. - Titus Maccius Plautus

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Tao Te Ching

The ‘Tao Te Ching’, Chinese: 道德經; is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Laozi though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated.

The Tao Te Ching had a profound influence on Chinese religious movements and on subsequent Chinese philosophers, who annotated, commended, and criticized the texts extensively.

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The following are some excerpts from the Tao Te Ching.

All things arise from Tao. They are nourished by virtue. They are formed from matter. They are shaped by environment. Respect of Tao and honour of virtue are not demanded, but they are in the nature of things. By virtue they are nourished, developed, cared for, sheltered, comforted, grown, and protected. Creating without claiming, doing without taking credit, guiding without interfering. This is primal virtue. - Tao Te Ching

Better stop short than fill to the brim. Over sharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it. Claim wealth and titles, and disaster will follow. Retire when the work is done. This is the way of heaven. - Tao Te Ching

Fill your bowl to the brim 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 people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. - Tao Te Ching

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The Universe

The universe comprises all of existence — including all physical matter, energy, planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. It is estimated to be approximately 13.8 billion years old and began with the Big Bang, an event where space itself rapidly expanded from an extremely hot, dense singularity. – AI overview

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The universe is a vast system of exchange. Every artery of it is in motion, throbbing with reciprocity, from the planet to the rotting leaf. The vapor climbs the sunbeam, and comes back in blessings upon the exhausted herb. The exhalation of the plant is wafted to the ocean. And so goes on the beautiful commerce of nature. And all because of dissimilarity – because no one thing is sufficient in itself, but calls for the assistance of something else, and repays by a contribution in turn. - E. H. Chapin

The universe is no narrow thing and the order within it is not constrained by any latitude in its conception to repeat what exists in one part in any other part. Even in this world more things exist without our knowledge than with it and the order in creation which you see is that which you have put there, like a string in a maze, so that you shall not lose your way. For existence has its own order and that no man's mind can compass, the mind itself being but a fact among others. - Cormac McCarthy

The universe is continually at its work of restructuring itself at a higher, more complex, more elegant level. The novelty, the new, more complex order, doesn't emerge from the present in a steady stream, nor at all places at the same rate. It comes, as all things do, in rhythmic waves; there will always be times and places of scarcity and stagnation and retrogression. Still, the long-term direction is clear. The intention of the universe is evolution. - George Leonard

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What Buddha Taught About the Mind

If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear. - Buddha

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become. - The Buddha

The mind is unstable and flighty. It wanders wherever it desires. Therefore it is good to control the mind. A disciplined mind brings happiness. - Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. - The Buddha

It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. - The Buddha

Since everything is a reflection of our minds … everything can be changed by our minds. - The Buddha

If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to you. - Buddha

Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: Follow the calmness, the absence of pride. - Buddha

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Karma

Karma is the destiny man weaves for himself. - L. H. Leslie-Smith

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The Core Principles

It’s All About Intention: The Buddha famously declared that intention is karma. A physical, verbal, or mental act only generates karma if it is wilful, deliberate, and conscious. Unintentional acts do not carry karmic weight.

Three Doors of Action: Karma is accumulated through three "doors":

Body: Actions like violence, giving, or stealing.
Speech: Lying, gossiping, or offering kind words.
Mind: Thoughts of greed, hatred, and delusion, or feelings of compassion and empathy.

Seeds of the Future: Every willed action plants a "seed" in the mind. Over time, these seeds ripen into habits, personality traits, and life experiences. Actions rooted in compassion lead to happiness, while harmful actions lead to suffering.

Karma vs. Fatalism
Buddhism teaches that karma is highly dynamic and is not fixed destiny. While you cannot change actions you have committed in the past, you have complete control over your present actions. By practicing mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion, you can weaken the effects of past negative karma and steer your future toward positive outcomes.

The Ultimate Goal
While accumulating good karma can result in a fortunate life or a pleasant rebirth, the ultimate goal of Buddhism is to step outside the cycle of karma and rebirth (Samsara) entirely. By reaching enlightenment, practitioners eliminate the root causes of karma — ignorance, craving, and attachment — liberating themselves from all suffering.

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The Teachings of the Buddha

Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Let go of winning and losing. Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, know the sweet joy of the way. – Buddha

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Your body is precious. It is your vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care. - The Buddha

A victor only breeds hatred, while a defeated man lives in misery, but a man at peace within lives happily, abandoning up ideas of victory and defeat. - The Buddha

All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? - Buddha

Delusions, errors and lies are like huge, gaudy vessels, the rafters of which are rotten and worm-eaten, and those who embark in them are fated to be shipwrecked. - The Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. - Buddha

If you want wisdom, empty your heart of ignorance. If you want contentment, empty your heart of greed. If you want serenity, empty your heart of ill will. - Buddha

From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear. - The Buddha

As a wise man tests gold on a touch-stone, heating and cutting, so you, monks should test my words by practice, and not accept them simply due to the reverence to me. - The Buddha

Nothing is, everything is becoming. There is no present – only change. - Unknown

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Food For Thought

“I quote others only in order the better to express myself.” – Michel de montaigneh

The following are ‘Food For Thought’. I pinched them from a Facebook Page called ‘Think and Exist’

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Religion

Your religious beliefs are not sacred or immune to criticism. They are beliefs in your head based on where you were born, how you were raised, and who influenced you. Simply having religious beliefs does not make them true or obligate others to respect them. So please, for everyone’s sake: wake up and educate yourself. - Unknown

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Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly, as I have said, the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes. Fear is the basis of the whole thing – fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death.
Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand-in-hand. It is because fear is at the basis of those two things.
In this world we can now begin a little to understand things, and a little to master them by the help of science, which has forced its way step by step against the Christian religion, against the churches, and against the opposition of all the old precepts.
Science can help us to get over this craven fear in which mankind has lived for so many generations. Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary supports, no longer to invent allies in the sky, but rather to look to our own efforts here below to make this world a fit place to live in, instead of the sort of place that the churches in all these centuries have made it. - Bertrand Russell

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The Spiritual Life

Sometimes we have to stop looking at our problems and start appreciating how beautiful our lives have become. - Antonie Crowley

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free. - Thich Nhat Hanh

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The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people. - Ammachi

Reaching the zenith of one mystic mountain of attainment, we find the base of another still nobler and higher to climb. - Unknown

Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light. - Bruce Lee

Except for our bodies there are no other temples in the world. - Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Most people don't know or don't accept the fact that if they had no thoughts they would be happy. - Anthony Damiani

When we consider we are bound to be serviceable to mankind, and bear with their faults, we shall perceive there is a common tie of nature and relation between us. - Marcus Aurelius

The end of our exploring will be to arrive at where we started, and to know the place for the first time. - T. S. Eliot

To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before nightfall the distance assigned to each of us. - Dr. Alexis Carrel

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Zen

The persurance of Zen is to discover a source of happiness and meaning beyond worldly pursuits and to achieve a state of deep peace and liberation.

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Zen is not found in exotic lands, rare moments, or mystical highs.
It is discovered in the quiet rhythm of daily life — folding clothes with full attention, washing dishes without hurry, walking without distraction.
True practice is not an escape from the ordinary, but a return to it — with presence.
When we stop chasing peak experiences, we begin to see the sacred in the simple.
In this way, every moment — no matter how ordinary — becomes a gateway to awakening. — from "99 Zen Moments"

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Tao Te Ching

The ‘Tao Te Ching’, Chinese: 道德經; is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Laozi though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated.

The 'Tao Te Ching' had a profound influence on Chinese religious movements and on subsequent Chinese philosophers, who annotated, commended, and criticized the texts extensively.

The following are some excerpts from the Tao Te Ching.

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By aligning with the Tao (道), ego-centric thoughts naturally dissolve and melt away, and we move once again in synch with Nature, the Cosmos, All That Is. - Zen and Tao Facebook Page

Yield and overcome. Empty and be full. Have little and gain. Have much and be confused. - Tao Te Ching

Stay at the centre of the circle and let all things take their course. - Tao Te Ching

Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding. - Tao Te Ching

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. - Tao Te Ching  

When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance. - Tao Te Ching    

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. - Tao Te Ching  

A mind ever free of its own process Beholds the True miracle of Absolute Reality. A mind ever lost in its own process sees only the forms of this world. - Tao Te Ching

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