Those who seek knowledge, collect something every day. Those who seek the Way, let go of something every day.

Those who praise victory relish manslaughter. Those who relish manslaughter cannot reach their goals in the world.

The light of the Way seems dim.

A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man!

Knowing honor, but clinging to disgrace, you become the valley of the world.

If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally.

The liberation cannot be reached but by means of the perception of the identity of the individual spirit with the universal spirit.