If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve
Interpretation
Understanding that change is inevitable can free you from attachment and fear.
This quote by Laozi highlights the importance of recognizing the transient nature of life. When one accepts that change is a fundamental part of existence, it can lead to a sense of liberation from the fear of loss or failure. Additionally, embracing the inevitability of change can empower individuals to pursue their goals without being hindered by the fear of death or change itself, ultimately allowing them to achieve greatness.
In practice
During a motivational speech on overcoming fear and seeking opportunities.
If you understand others you are smart._x000D_ If you understand yourself you are illuminated._x000D_ If you overcome others you are powerful._x000D_ If you overcome yourself you have strength._x000D_ If you know how to be satisfied you are rich._x000D_ If you can act with vigor, you have a will._x000D_ If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting._x000D_ If you die without loss, you are eternal.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
So long as we represent technology as an instrument, we remain held fast in the will to master it.
Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.
Will is wish, and liberty is power.
God dwells wherever man lets Him in.
There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind.
We are not like the social insects. They have only the one way of doing things and they will do it forever, coded for that way. We are coded differently, not just for binary choices, go or no-go. We can go four ways at once, depending on how the air feels: go, no-go, but also maybe, plus what the hell let's give it a try.
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