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Taoism
Lesson 79

Who knows to stop incurs no blame.

Excerpt

Who is content Needs fear no shame. Who knows to stop Incurs no blame. From danger free Long live shall he.

Source Tao Te King, chapter 44 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Lao Tzu, whoever knows how to be content with what he has and to stop in time remains at peace and lasts long, while endlessly chasing after more wears us out. Today, at the moment you are about to take more, buy more or do a little more, stop and tell yourself, “That is enough,” then savor what is already there.

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