Laozi Quotes, Writing Quotes, Athlete Quotes

A good athlete can enter a state of body-awareness in which the right stroke or the right movement happens by itself, effortlessly, without any interference of the conscious will. This is a paradigm for non-action: the purest and most effective form of action. The game plays the game; the poem writes the poem; we can't tell the dancer from the dance. It happens when we trust the intelligence of the universe in the same way that an athlete or a dancer trusts the superior intelligence of the body.

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The master does his job and then stops. He understands that the universe is forever out of control, and that trying to dominate events goes against the current of the Tao.

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Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish - don't overdo it.

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All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.

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The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.

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When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be there, sometimes not. When lesser people hear of the Way, they ridicule it greatly. If they didn't laugh at it, it wouldn't be the Way.

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He who knows he has enough is rich.

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Even the longest journey must begin where you stand.

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Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.

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Words spoken about the Way have no taste. When looked at, there's not enough to see. When listened to, there's not enough to hear. When used, it is never exhausted.

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The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness. Through stillness each fulfils its destiny.

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Can you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations? If so, then the Tao will loom into view.

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Make the small big and the few many.

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He who knows himself is enlightened.

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Can you be still and look inside?If so, then you know the truth is always available, and always responsive.

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That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.

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The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.

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The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty.

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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

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When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.

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