Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing.... Thus, taking advantage of what is,we recognize the utility of what is not.
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... These are notions of the mind, which is like a knife, always chipping away at the Tao, trying to render it graspable and manageable. But that which is beyond form is ungraspable, and that which is beyond knowing is unmanageable. There is, however, this consolation She who lets go of the knife will find the Tao at her fingertips.Lao Tzu
... Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom.
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
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Through return to simple living Comes control of desires. In control of desires Stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored.
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Mask your brightness. Be at one with the dust of the earth. This is primal union.
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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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