The unyielding army will not win.

What has not yet emerged is easy to prevent.

Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.

There are three layers to the universe. In the lower, Tai Ching, and the middle, Shan Ching, the hindrance of a physical bodily existence is required. Those who fail to live consistently in accord with the Tao reside here. In the upper, Yu Ching, there is only Tao: the bondage of form is broken, and the only thing existing is the exquisite energy dance of the immortal divine beings.

If you close your mind in judgements and traffic with desires, your heart will be troubled. If you keep your mind from judging and aren't led by the senses, your heart will find peace.

He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.

Harmony is called the eternal. Knowing the eternal is called clarity.