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Taoism
Lesson 200

The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new.

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The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose desires are few gets them; he whose desires are many goes astray.

Source Tao Te King, chapter 22 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to Lao-tzu, what is incomplete, bent or worn is not lost: on the Way, the Tao, it can become whole, straight and new again, and It is found with few desires rather than many. Today, look gently at something unfinished in yourself or in someone close to you, and take one small step for it, without demanding that it be perfect.

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