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Taoism
I found a lot of truth reading it
Ego becomes transparent
Transparent becomes truthful
Truthful becomes harmless
Harmless becomes peaceful
Peaceful becomes united with the world
Those who wish to attain it
Follow the path of Dao
But the self gets tired
Of peace and simplicity
And soon rejoins
The brotherhood of confusion
It makes further attempts
To step back on the path
But its' nerves crave
For a dose of argument
That can only lead it astray
Again and again and again
Those who wish to avoid it
Follow the path of Dao
Don't rely on your
Noisy companion
The self-righteous ego
That disdains your quiet walk
So eager so talk of goals
But unable to make a single step
Have a trust in Dao
And its path of no destination
Where peace is at hand
The Path that's not walked upon
Is not the real Path
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It is only natural to notice the faults of others, but what can you do about them? The sage understands that it is wiser to concentrate on your own where improvement is under your control. - Lao Fzu
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Knowing others makes you smart,
but knowing yourself makes you wise.
To rule others, you must be powerful,
but to rule yourself, you must be strong.
If you have only what you need,
you have true wealth.
If you never give up,
you will find a way.
If you stay true to yourself,
you will never be lost.
If you live your entire life,
you've really lived.
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Listen up:
If you want to be a leader who's in touch with Tao,
never use violence to achieve your goals.
Every act of violence backfires.
An army on the move leaves a trail of tears,
and a military victory always lies in ruins.
The Masters do what needs doing
and that's all they do.
Do what you have to do without arrogance or pride.
Get the job done and don't brag about it afterwards.
Do what you have to do, not for your own benefit,
but because it needs to be done.
And don't do it the way you think it should be done,
do it the way it needs to be.
The mighty will always lose their power
and any connection they ever had to Tao.
They will not last long;
if you're not right with Tao,
you might as well be dead.
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Weapons are terrible things.
If you want to get right with Tao, reject weapons.
The Master, knowing that all things came from Tao,
recognizes what he has in common with his enemies.
But when there is no other choice, he uses force reluctantly.
He does so with great restraint,
and never celebrates a victory;
to do so would be to rejoice in killing.
A person who would rejoice in killing
has lost touch completely with Tao.
When you win a war, you preside over a funeral.
Pay your respects to the dead.
We probably won't discuss these too much though, would we ? :pinch:
"Using violence" isn't merely beating someone bloody ... It is also the words we use and how we use them - in public or in private. Arrogance and pride, boastfully one-up'ing another or another "side". Being "right" and "winning" (winning what exactly ? :blink: )
Are we shown up here to learn to live in better alignment with the Force, or to show off how much we "know" about it already ?
Just curious ...

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