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Poetry
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About Loy Ching-YuenTimeline (1873 - 1960) |
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To know Tao
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To know Tao
meditate and still the mind. Knowledge comes with perseverance. The Way is neither full nor empty; a modest and quiet nature understands this. The empty vessel, the uncarved block; nothing is more mysterious. When enlightenment arrives don't talk too much about it; just live it in your own way. With humility and depth, rewards come naturally. The fragrance of blossoms soon passes; the ripeness of fruit is gone in a twinkling. Our time in this world is so short, better to avoid regret: Miss no opportunity to savor the ineffable. Like a golden beacon signaling on a moonless night, Tao guides our passage through this transitory realm. In moments of darkness and pain remember all is cyclical. Sit quietly behind your wooden door: Spring will come again.
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