Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List: Lao Tzu - Those Who Flow

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Lao Tzu - Those Who Flow

Long ago the land was ruled with a wisdom Too fine, too deep, to be fully understood And, since it was beyond our full understanding, Only some of it has come down to us, as in these sayings: 'Alert as a winter-farer on an icy stream,' 'Wary as when in ambush,' 'Considerate as a welcome guest,' 'Selfless as melting ice,' 'Green as an uncut tree, 'Open as a valley,' And this one also, 'Roiled as a torrent, Why roiled as a torrent? Because when one is in turmoil how shall one find peace Save by... Sign in to see full entry.

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