Steve Hager Guitar

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The Master says, "Great is Tao!" It canopies and sustains all creation. The gentleman cannot but purge his mind (of personal notions and desires). To act by not acting is called heaven. To express without expressing is called character. To love ones fellowmen and benefit all is called humanity. To regard the different things as belonging in common is called great. Not to distinguish oneself by conspicuous behavior is called width of character. To posess diversity is called wealth. Therefore, to preserve ones character is called self-discipline. To have ones character developed is to have power. To follow the Tao is called being complete. Not to allow external events to injure ones mind is called whole. When a gentleman understands these ten, then he acheives greatness of mind and all things converge towards him like a flowing stream. In this case, he leaves the gold in the mountains and the pearls in the sea. He does not place value upon material goods, and he keeps away from honor and wealth. He does not rejoice over long life, nor is he sorry to die young. He does not regard a high position as honor, nor is he ashamed of poverty and failure. He does not set his mind on the wealth of the world and appropriate it for his own benefit. He does not consider ruling the world as his personal glory, and when he is in a position of eminence, he regards the world as one common family. To him, life and death are different aspects of the same thing. -Chuang Tzu