Always without desire we must be found, If Its deep mystery we would sound.

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Always without desire we must be found, If Its deep mystery we would sound; But if desire always within us be, Its outer fringe is all that we shall see.

Source Tao Te King, chapter 1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Lao-tzu, when the heart is free of passions, it perceives the spiritual essence of the Tao; when it is stirred by them, it sees only a limited form of It. Today, when a desire or an anger presses you, wait three breaths before acting and look at the situation once calm has returned.

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