The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no desires for itself; thus it is present for all beings. The Master stays behind; that is why she is ahead. She is detached from all things; that is why she is one with them. Because she has let go of herself, she is perfectly fulfilled.

The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.

A man is born gentle and weak. At death he is hard and stiff.

My words are very easy to understand and very easy to practice; but there is no one in the world who is able to understand and practice them.

What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.

If one desires to receive one must first give. This is called profound understanding.

Peace is our natural state of being.