When we look at things in the light of Tao, Nothing is best, nothing is worst. Each thing, seen in its own light, Stands out in its own way. It can seem to be “better” Than what is compared with it On its own terms. But seen in terms of the whole, No one thing stands out as “better.” If you measure differences, What is greater than something else is “great,” Therefore there is nothing that is not “great”; What is smaller than something else is “small,” Therefore there is nothing that is not “small.” So the whole cosmos is a grain of rice, And the tip of a hair Is as big as a mountain— Such is
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