Returning to the source is serenity.
~ Empty your mind of all thoughts.
Let your heart be at peace.
Watch the turmoil of beings,
but contemplate their return.
Each separate being in the universe
returns to the common source.
Returning to the source is serenity.
If you don’t realize the source,
you stumble in confusion and sorrow.
When you realize where you come from,
you naturally become tolerant,
disinterested, amused,
kind-hearted as a grandmother,
dignified as a king.
Immersed in the wonder of the Tao,
you can deal with whatever life brings you,
and when death comes, you are ready.
—Tao Te Ching, 16
~ In the pursuit of knowledge,
every day, something is added.
In the practice of the Tao,
every day, something is dropped.
Less and less do you need to force things,
until finally you arrive at non-action.
When nothing is done,
nothing is left undone.
True mastery can be gained
by letting things go their own way.
It can’t be gained by interfering.
True mastery can be gained
by letting things go their own way.
It can’t be gained by interfering.
—Tao Te Ching, 48
Translation: Stephen Mitchell
~ Lu Zhi, Landscape. Thanks to The Culturium.
