The Eternal Creating does nothing And yet it does everything If leaders would give in to it The aspect of the world would change of itself But since people have so much to wish for Only I can be an example The example of true simplicity And when the people decide to follow me The [...]
Only what’s stretched out can be pulled together Only what’s fortified can be weakened Only what’s increased can be decreased Only one who has, can lose That must be clear Soft overcomes hard Weak overcomes strong Fishes belong in water Weapons have to be destroyed
For one who beholds the perfect arrangement of things Everything falls in its rightful place Nothing can harm him, and rest and peace will fall to him Along the way there are travellers who yield music and feasts Because the road to self-knowledge is acrid and unpleasant Not pleasant to face Painful to hear But [...]
That which makes everything exist, is present everywhere It spreads itself throughout the entire Creation Everything owes its existence to It, everything to its own nature It gives everything for nothing It cherishes and guards everything and everyone, but expects nothing in return Because It does not wish for anything, It seems to be important [...]
One who sees trough the other is clever One knowing oneself is wise One who conquers the other is powerful One conquering oneself is inviolable One who is satisfied is rich One that wants a lot is busy all the time One who stays oneself, is a four-square fellow One who dies before dying, lives [...]
The Unspeakable is eternal and is not to be spoken of in words Just like a rough piece of wood, it’s not useful to anyone If leaders were an example of true living Everyone would join his true nature at the same time The heavens would dew and the clouds rain justice And without human [...]
