29 October 2008

Simplify



If we could abolish knowledge and wisdom,

Then people would profit a hundredfold;

If we could abolish duty and justice,

Then harmonious relationships would form;

If we could abolish artifice and profit,

Then waste and theft would disappear.


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Yet such remedies treat only symptoms,

And so they are inadequate.

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People need personal remedies:

Reveal your naked self and embrace your original nature;

Bind your self-interest and control your ambition;

Forget your habits and simplify your affairs.


{Lao Tzu}



~ Love & Simplicity from Yoga Gypsy ~