When people see something as beautiful, other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.
Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things disappear and she lets them go.
She has but doesnt possess,
acts but doesnt excpect.
When her work is done, she forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever.
Honestly I really dont know where this is going but it has some real power behind it. I interpret this as you cant have one without the other. The thing is this in a way is saying who needs either. The final passage to me is the essence of meditation. Stopping the constant thinking and feeling and just letting go. Sitting still and allowing your mind to become still. You become in tune with the vinbrations of the world around you and truly feel what it is to be alive. People get so lost in their day to day activity that they miss out on the simplest beauty, the world around us.
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Im wondering when this was written ?
While i appreciate some of the things that are written here and can relate to them especially the part about day to day and the simplest beauty !!
I think we have got to remember that 80% of the world are living in abject poverty or involved in wars , discplacements etc etc . Im not sure what beauty they are ABLE to miss out on !!
ps...dont mean to be rude here
Yo Grinder!
Have you seen a flower lately?
This is beautiful, partner. Miss ya!
I really enjoy this one. It just got copy and pasted into a new text doc.
Miss you, buddy!
Sass
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