The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will lose it.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm - it comes from becoming still - in order to reflect and meditate on our inner wisdom and receive answers. A peaceful heart is one that is free from worry and rouble. It's becoming quiet so we can look at things quietly so we can more clearly understand them and thus come up with creative solutions. It is learning to live in the present. Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.

To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.

Complete your task. Seek no reward. Make no claims. Without faltering fully choose to do what you must do.

If Heaven were not clear it might rend. If Earth were not firm it might crumble.

Those who are self-righteous are not prominent.