Photo credit: Guilin, China
Why scurry about looking for the truth?
It vibrates in every thing and every not-thing,
right off the tip of your nose. Can you be still and see it
in the mountain? the pine tree? yourself?
Don’t imagine that you’ll discover it by accumulating
more knowledge. Knowledge creates doubt, and doubt
makes you ravenous for more knowledge.
You can’t get full eating this way.
The wise person dines on something more subtle:
He eats the understanding that the named was born from the unnamed,
that all being flows from non-being, that the describable world
emanates from an indescribable source. He finds this subtle truth
inside his own self…
So who can be still and watch the chess game of the world?
The foolish are always making impulsive moves,
but the wise know that victory and defeat are decided by something
more subtle. They see that something perfect exists before any
move is made. This subtle perfection deteriorates when
artificial actions are taken,
so be content not to disturb the peace.
Remain quiet.
Discover the harmony in your own being.
Embrace it.
If you can do this, you will gain everything,
and the world will become healthy again.
Lao Tzu
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Thank you dear Kamal! So happy to hear that you enjoyed it! 🙂 ❤
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Oh! I am so pleased to hear this dear Michele! Much love and blessings dear friend! ❤
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Thank you so much sweet Saania! You made my day with your lovely comment! ❤ 🙂 Amira
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