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Taoism
Lesson 108

When the Tao prevails in the world, they send back their swift horses to the dung-carts.

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When the Tao prevails in the world, they send back their swift horses to the dung-carts. When the Tao is disregarded in the world, the war-horses breed in the border lands.

Source Tao Te King, chapter 46 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to Lao Tzu, when the Way of the Tao reigns, warhorses go back to work in the fields: strength stops serving violence and is put at the service of life. Today, put your energy into something that builds or nourishes, rather than into a quarrel or a rivalry.

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