The universe is deathless; Is deathless because, having no finite self, it stays infinite. A sound man by not advancing himself stays the further ahead of himself, By not confining himself to himself sustains himself outside himself: By never being an end in himself he endlessly becomes himself.

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 sage, traveling all day, Does not lose sight of his baggage. Though there are beautiful things to be seen, He remains unattached and calm.

If Heaven and Earth are unable to persist, how could man?

When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.

The high must make the low its base.

A good door needs no lock, still it can't be opened.