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Taoism

The Dance of Opposites

    When all under Heaven see beauty as beauty; There is the knowledge of ugliness. When all see good as good. There is the knowledge of evil. Thus Being and Non-Being engender each other; Ease and difficulty complement one another; Long… The Dance of Opposites

    Compliment of Opposites

      The way that can be told is not the eternal Way.The word that can be spoken is not the eternal Word.Unnamed, It is the source of heaven and earth.Named, It is the Mother of all things.He who is ever without… Compliment of Opposites

      The Uncarved Block

        Know the strength of man, But keep a woman’s care! Be the stream of the universe! Being the stream of the universe, Ever true and unswerving, Become as a little child once more. Know honour, Yet keep humility. Be the… The Uncarved Block

        Non-Being

          Look, you cannot see It, It is Formless, Listen, you cannot hear It, It is Soundless, Grasp, you cannot touch It, It is Non-Being, These three are indiscernible And therefore are merged into the One. — The Tao Te Ching,… Non-Being