The sage governs by emptying senses and filling bellies.

They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.

Health is the greatest possession.

Giving to others selflesly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings.

Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.

Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.

Human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless.