Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have to fear?
The valley spirit never dies. It is called the mystical female.
What Heaven detests, who knows why? Even the sage considers it difficult.
The one who rules like the mother lasts long.
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them... If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.