temperance
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Daodejing 44
#44* Fame or life: Which is dearer? Life or fortune: Which is most valuable? Gain or loss: Which is more harmful? Hence, excessive love Is bound to great cost. Too many possessions Is bound to great loss. Knowing satisfaction, [1] Avoid… Continue reading
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Daodejing 29
#29* Desiring to possess all under heaven by force I think this never works. All under heaven is sacred. It cannot be taken over by force. It is uncontrollable. Possessiveness destroys; Control loses. Hence, the sage “does nothing” (wu wei)†… Continue reading
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Daodejing 28
#28* Knowing power, abiding in modesty; like a stream under Heaven. Like a stream under Heaven- never abandoning eternal virtue, returning at last to purity. Knowing white, abiding in black; like this order under Heaven. Like this order under Heaven-… Continue reading
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Daodejing 24
#24* A show-off never learns A know-it-all never shines A braggart never achieves A boaster never gets ahead All of this is most unnecessary Seen from the viewpoint of the Way The person on the Way avoids all of this… Continue reading
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Dropping the Arrows of Craving
Every day we shoot the arrow of craving from where we are now/here to some other place we are not yet. We crave very deeply for what we do not have and where we do not happen to be. We… Continue reading
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No Room for Improvements
You would find your own life and the lifeworld itself flourishes with more gracefulness if you just let-go the need to improve yourself. Wait, wait: Don’t misunderstand me. Not recommending that you stop doing Yoga or meditating or learning skills… Continue reading
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