☯️ If you want to be whole
If you want to be whole - teachings from the Tao Te Ching
Verses: 2
Verses
Verse 1
full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray.
Verse 2
Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self- display, and therefore he shines; from self-assertion, and therefore he is distinguished; from self-boasting, and therefore his merit is acknowledged; from self-complacency, and therefore he acquires superiority. It is because he is thus free from striving that therefore no one in the world is able to strive with him. was not vainly spoken:--all real completion is comprehended under

