The softest of stuff in the world, penetrates quickly the hardest, insubstantial, it enters where there is no room.
Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.
Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing. . . . If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao, don't get caught up in spiritual superficialities.