He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
LaoziHope 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?
LaoziYet mystery and imagination arise from the same source. This source is called darkness ... Darkness within darkness, the gateway to all understanding.
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