Tao Te Ching 48: Daily Diminishing

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One who seeks knowledge

learns something new each day.

One who seeks the Tao

unlearns something new each day.

The practice of the Tao consists of daily diminishing;

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 is achieved

by letting things take their natural course.

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