The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.

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Heaven is long-enduring and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves. This is how they are able to continue and endure.

Source Tao Te King, chapter 7 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Lao Tzu, heaven and earth endure because they do not live for themselves: they give ceaselessly, and it is this giving that makes them last. Today, choose one act to do solely for someone else’s good, and notice the peace it leaves in you.

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