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Should you want to contain something, you must deliberately let it expand. Should you want to weaken something, you must deliberately let it grow strong. Should you want to eliminate something, you must deliberately allow it to flourish. Should you want to take something away, you must deliberately grant it access.
Hhhmmm?
“the wisdom of obscurity” allows you to eliminate competition from your life and retreat into quiet strength.
Lao-tzu is asking you to take it easy and base your view on entirely new criteria. As you do, your world will begin to reflect a gentle, low-key soul who outlasts those who measure their strength by how much status they have compared to their peers.
By becoming independent of the need to compare yourself and fit in, you choose the path that Lao-tzu calls “the wisdom of obscurity”—that is, you release your need to be more anything in the eyes of others.
release your need to be more anything in the eyes of others.
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A system is designed to get you to behave just like everyone else, as it contrives to make comparisons determine your success or happiness.
IDEAS @veryhappyliving: Buck the system...
stay in the deep waters of your Tao-directed soul.
Stifle inclinations to compare yourself to anyone else or to draw attention to yourself. You can accomplish this by making a commitment to be interested in others today, substituting the pronoun I for you.
be interested in others today, substituting the pronoun I for you. So instead of saying, “I did this kind of work for years; let me tell you how you should proceed,” remark, “You seem to be doing so well with your new business.”
IDEAS @veryhappyliving: Practice an active interest in others by doing this...
stay soft and gentle and you will endure.
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When life is simple, pretenses fall away; our essential natures shine through.
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When life is simple, pretenses fall away; our essential natures shine through.
IDEAS @veryhappyliving: Keep life simple...
By not wanting, there is calm,
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When there is silence, one finds the anchor of the universe within oneself.
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refuse to participate in activities that cause harm to anything on the planet.
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replace strong desires with calm contentment.
When you start to allow your true nature—which is the anchor of the universe—to shine through, you’ll recognize that the way you look at things has absolutely changed.
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When I step in and tell them “how,” I create resistance. But when I bite my tongue, zip my lips, and retreat into silence, they not only figure it out themselves, but a calm energy replaces their frustration.
Give yourself permission to just be.
The highest kindness is to give without condition.
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The highest justice is to see without preference.
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act without being concerned for your own ego.
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act without being concerned for your own ego.
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Trust your own essential nature.
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Artificial goodness is an attempt to live by not being “bad,” so you allow others to decide where you fit in on a goodness scale.
IDEAS @veryhappyliving: Live by your own definition of goodness...
I am of the Tao, a piece of God, and I need no human-made device to confirm it. Goodness and God-ness are one, and I trust who I am and will act from this perspective. I am staying with this truth and not what is false.
You are from, and will return to, that oneness, regardless of your opinions about it. So open up generously without desiring to be treated fairly.
open up generously without desiring to be treated fairly.
Abandon outmoded familial and cultural customs.
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Trust yourself to be an instrument of love by surrendering to your highest nature rather than being seduced by mortal laws.
IDEAS @veryhappyliving: Be close to creatures who are so full of knowing, so full of love...
A man’s life brings nothing unless he lives in accordance with the whole universe.
Sky, earth, spirit, and the 10,000 things are all parts of the whole—and what’s more, that’s their virtue! Now while the sky and the trees may truly be in a unified state, your ego insists that you’re separate, distinct, and generally superior.
Now while the sky and the trees may truly be in a unified state, your ego insists that you’re separate, distinct, and generally superior. But if you can modify your ego’s viewpoint, your life will change.
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“A man’s life brings nothing unless he lives in accordance with the whole universe.”
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If you put your heart against the earth with me, in serving every creature, our Beloved will enter you from our sacred realm and we will be, we will be so happy.
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It’s spirit that gives life.
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shed your ego and return to spirit—or you can wait until your body dies and make your return trip at that time.
Mentally make an effort to assess every step you’re taking in all aspects of your life—including in your career, your relationships, and your health—in terms of directionality. That is, ask yourself, In which way am I truly moving?
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A resolution to exercise or eat more nutritious foods is a step taking you back to the well-being from which you originated.
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The more you yield each day, the more you return to the peace and harmony of the Tao.
become simple, ordinary, and subtle.
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when life looks difficult, stop and realize that you’re only one thought removed from being at peace.
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You don’t have to struggle or dominate others in order to feel strong.
inner peace is power.
As your thinking changes from a position dictated by your ego to one that transcends it, you’ll see an illuminated world that is truly inviting.
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Ego convinced you to see a cold and indifferent planet, while the ego-transcending Tao shines pure love to all that you’re connected to. Allow it to work its magic in your life.
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