Tao-33 — Chapter 48
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In pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired.
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In pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.
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Less and less do you need to force things,
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until finally you arrive at non-action.
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When nothing is done,
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nothing is left undone.
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True mastery can be gained
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by letting things go their own way.
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It can't be gained by interfering.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Path to Wisdom
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Proverbs 4:7
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”
Dhammapada 20:282
“Wisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.”
Analects 2:11
“If you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.”
Quran 39:9
“Are those who know equal to those who do not know?”