Who can wait in stillness while the mud settles?

The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be.

Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound union.

The sage attends to the belly, and not to what he sees.

All things issue from it; all things return to it. To find the origin, trace back the manifestations. When you recognize the children and find the mother, you will be free of sorrow. If you close your mind in judgements and traffic with desires, your heart will be troubled. If you keep your mind from judging and aren't led by the senses, your heart will find peace. Seeing into darkness is clarity. Knowing how to yield is strength. Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity.

When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster.