Beauty lies within...

The Master doesn't aim for success,
doesn't avoid failure,
doesn't try to follow the Tao.
She speaks when she is silent,
and says nothing when she speaks,
and remains pure
amid the world's dust and grime.

The Master soars past the sun and moon,
tucks the universe under her arm,
and is one with ten thousand things.
She lets the confused stay confused
if that is what they want and is always available
to those with a passion for truth.
In the welter of opinions,
she is content with not-knowing.
She makes distinctions
but doesn't take them seriously.
She see the world constantly breaking
apart, and stays centered in the whole.
She see the world endlessly changing
and never wants it to be
different from what it is.

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