Ming-Dao Deng Quotes - Page 2

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• When it is time to part, then it is time to part. There should be no regrets. The beauty of marriage is like the fleeting perfection of a snowflake.

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  Regret, Perfection, Fleeting

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• Expression is never helped by suppression.

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  Expression, Feel Good, Suppression

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• Trees in winter lose their leaves. Some trees may even fall during storms, but most stand patiently and bear their fortune.

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  Fall, Winter, Tree

  Ming-Dao Deng (2013). “365 Tao: Daily Meditations”, p.20, Harper Collins

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• By being receptive, we can avail ourselves of the spiritual wealth available to us. By being open, we can receive things beyond what we ourselves might imagine.

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  Spiritual, Might, Wealth

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• A funeral is for those left behind. Sometimes, one wonders if the weeping is more out of fear for ourselves than it is sympathy for the deceased.

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  Fear, Funeral, Sometimes

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• Who you are is always right.

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  Who You Are

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• The sages say that life is illusion, but does that change its poignancy?

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  Life, Change, Doe

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• Let us be sad; it is feeling that makes us human.

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  Feelings, Humans

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• Even on the road to hell, flowers can make you smile.

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  Smile, Flower, Make You Smile

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• Self-discipline leads to higher spiritual states only if practiced with under- standing. The clearer the goal, the greater the result.

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  Spiritual, Self, Discipline

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• Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion.

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  Compassion, Addiction, Worry

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• Build your life brick upon brick,
  Live a life of truth,
  And you will look back on a life of truth.
  Live a life of fantasy,
  And you will look back on delusion.

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  Motivational, Bricks, Looks

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• Did you measure to attain your height? Did you use geometry to radiate your limb? Did you lament storm-torn branches? Did you inventory your leaves for the sun? You did none of these things, yet man in his cleverness Cannot match your perfection.

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  Men, Perfection, Tree

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• If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.

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  Ideas, Use, Rooms

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• Use a mirror in difficult times. You will see both cause and resolution.

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  Mirrors, Use, Difficult Times

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• The follower of Tao is always flexible and adaptable to circumstance.

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  Followers, Tao, Circumstances

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• We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know where the rocks are.

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  Rocks, Rivers, Floating

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• Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood.

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  Support, Mind, Important

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• Cooperation with others. Perception, experience, tenacity. Know when to lead and when to follow.

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  Leadership, Perception, Cooperation

  Ming-Dao Deng (2013). “365 Tao: Daily Meditations”, p.30, Harper Collins

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• Rain scatters plum petals; Weeping stains the earth. One can only take shelter And wait for clearing.

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  Rain, Rivers, Water

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• if i dont want to be known, i cannot be known.the best actor can divide role from self.the best liar can divide truth from falsity.

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  Liars, Self, Roles

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• Knowing the steps to create living growth: that is art.

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  Life, Art, Knowing

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• Eventually, the time of action must come. When this happens, be a winner! Don't settle for mediocre results. Don't try to stay even. Go for it all!

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  Trying, Action, Winner

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