Artists Inspiration

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7 October 2004

As for holding to fullness
Far better were it to stop in time!

Keep on beating and sharpening a sword,
And the edge cannot be preserved for long.

Fill your house with gold and jade,
And it can no longer be guarded.

Set store by your riches and honour,
And you will only reap a crop of calamities.

Here is the way of heaven:
When you have done your work, retire!

13 August 2004

What is well planted cannot be pulled up.
What is closely embraced cannot slip away
The wise establish virtue firmly within themselves, and are honored for generations ever after.

Apply Natural, integral virtue to your own character and it will be genuine.
Apply the natural integral virtue to the family and it will be abound.
Apply Natural, integral virtue to your country and it will flourish abundantly.
Apply Natural, integral virtue to the world and it will be pervasive.

Understand other people's lives by means of your own life.
Understand other people's families by means of your own family.
Understand other societies by the means of your own society.
Understand other countries by means of your own country.
How can you know what is right for the world?
By knowing what is right for your own life.

13 July 2004

The Virtue of the universe is wholeness
It regards all things as equal.
The Virtue of the sage is wholeness
He too regards all things as equal.

Many words lead one to nowhere.
Many pursuits in different directions
only bring about exhaustion.
Rather, embrace the profound emptiness and silence within.

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