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19. Get rid of “Holiness”

Get rid of “Holiness” and abandon “Wisdom” and the people will benefit a hundredfold.

Get rid of “humaneness” and abandon “rightness” and the people will return to filial piety and compassion.

Get rid of cleverness and abandon profit, and thieves and gangsters will not exist.

Since the above three are merely words, they are not sufficient.
Therefore, there must be something to include them all.

See the origin and keep the non-differentiated state.
Lessen selfishness and decrease desire.

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One Response to “19. Get rid of “Holiness””

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    Ptuny:

    I have found thay most people are impressed with the “name” than the actual thought!
    Just do it!

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