Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
Lao Tzu
A leader is bestWhen people barely know he existsOf a good leader, who talks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, They will say, We did this ourselves.
people leaders leader
At the center of your beingyou have the answer; you know who you areand you know what you want.
self-discovery self-awareness profound
Allow the heart to empty itself of all turmoil! Retrieve the utter tranquility of the mind from which you issued. Although all forms are dynamic, and we all grow and transform, each of us is compelled to return to our root. Our root is quietude.
solitude quietness
So the unwanting soulsees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soulsees only what it wants.
soul greed
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth. The named is the mother of ten thousand things. Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this appears as darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gate to all mystery.
spirituality
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
thinking
Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.
time
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
virtues self-knowledge understanding
Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes it law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.
taoism universe
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
contentment
simplicity greed envy selfishness illusions detachment
The person of superior integrity does not insist upon his integrity. For this reason, he has integrity. The person of inferior integritynever loses sight of his integrity; For this reason, he lacks integrity.
integrity
As to the roaming of sages, They move in utter emptiness, Let their minds meander in the great nothingness; They run beyond conventionAnd go through where there is no gateway. They listen to the soundlessAnd look at the formless, They are not constrained by societyAnd not bound to its customs.- Lao-tzu
philosophy-of-life
The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small.
problems
Tea is the elixir of life.
tea
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