Become totally empty _x000D_ _x000D_ Quiet the restlessness of the mind _x000D_ _x000D_ Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
Interpretation
Embracing emptiness allows one to find clarity and witness the natural flow of life.
This quote by Laozi speaks to the importance of quieting the mind to attain a state of emptiness, which is essential for gaining insight into the unfolding of life. By letting go of distractions and mental clutter, one can truly observe and appreciate the world as it is, leading to a deeper understanding and connection with existence.
In practice
In a meditation retreat, the instructor shared this quote to emphasize the importance of quieting the mind.
If you understand others you are smart._x000D_ If you understand yourself you are illuminated._x000D_ If you overcome others you are powerful._x000D_ If you overcome yourself you have strength._x000D_ If you know how to be satisfied you are rich._x000D_ If you can act with vigor, you have a will._x000D_ If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting._x000D_ If you die without loss, you are eternal.
When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice.
It wasnβt in books. It wasnβt in a church. What I needed to know was out there in the world.
The mere understanding, however useful and indispensable, is the meanest faculty in the human mind and the most to be distrusted.
Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
I have lived to see that being seventeen is no protection against becoming seventy, but to know this needs the experience of a lifetime, for no imagination copes with it.
God gives us not only the truth but also the ability to believe it; not only the new thing to see but also the new eye to see it with.
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