Daode Jing (Draft)

Practice not-doing,
and everything will fall into place.

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.

Can you love people and lead them
without imposing your will?
Can you deal with the most vital matters
by letting events take their course?
Can you step back form your own mind
and thus understand all things?

See the world as your self.
Have faith in the way things are.
Love the world as your self;
then you can care for all things.

Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?

He who rushes ahead
doesn't go far.
He who tries to shine
dims his own light.
He who clings to his work
will create nothing that endures.

Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.

♚

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