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  Can　you　walk　and　leave　no　tracks？
  Make　no　errors　when　you　talk？
  Count　without　a　tally？
  Secure　a　door　without　a　lock？
  You　can　abandon　no　one
  There's　nothing　you　can　leave　behind
  In　you　there　are　no　limits
  You　are　forever　unconfined
  What　happens　is　spontaneous
  Good　and　bad　are　just　the　same
  In　origin　identical
  Beyond　both　praise　and　blame
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  Know　the　strong　but　keep　the　weak
  The　whole　wide　world　is　born　in　you
  You'll　see　just　what　a　child　sees
  A　vast　and　comprehensive　view
  Know　the　light　but　keep　the　dark
  And　watch　ten　thousand　things　emerge
  In　you　they　have　their　residence
  Where　space　and　time　converge
  Know　the　high　but　keep　the　low
  Humility　will　honor　you
  Attend　to　your　vacuity
  There's　nothing　else　to　do
  Be　like　an　uncarved　block　of　wood
  Don't　squander　your　potential
  Or　overlook　your　vacant　core
  Nothing　else　is　so　essential
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  Do　you　want　to　change　the　world？
  You　cannot　possibly　succeed
  The　given　cannot　be　improved
  On　this　the　seers　are　agreed
  At　times　you　find　you're　out　in　front
  At　other　times　you　fall　behind
  Sometimes　you're　all　commotion
  But　afterwards　you　must　unwind
  When　all　around　is　turmoil
  Just　stay　with　the　serene
  You　are　the　quiet　center
  Of　the　ever　changing　scene
  Can　you　see　things　as　they　are
  And　let　them　be　all　on　their　own？
  Remain　in　pure　awareness
  You　never　need　to　stray　from　home
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  There　is　an　ancient　way　to　lead
  That　just　allows　and　does　not　force
  For　what　goes　out　will　come　around
  And　violence　will　lead　to　wars
  The　one　who　sees　completes　a　task
  And　stops　when　it　is　done
  Seeing　all　is　on　its　own
  And　not　controlled　by　anyone
  The　seer　sees　that　all　is　well
  And　does　not　need　to　please
  Just　gives　acceptance　everywhere
  Puts　everyone　at　ease
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  Weapons　lead　to　violence
  Which　everyone　despises
  Avoid　them　altogether
  Allow　no　compromises
  If　use　of　weapons　has　to　be
  When　enemies　just　leave　no　choice
  Use　them　but　reluctantly
  In　victory　do　not　rejoice
  Ascendancy　brings　sorrow
  And　triumph　doesn't　carry　pleasure
  It　severs　you　from　wholeness
  And　robs　you　of　your　real　treasure
  Victory　is　like　a　funeral
  Where　loss　of　life　must　make　you　sad
  For　putting　other　people　down
  Never　ought　to　make　you　glad
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  Awareness　is　not　limited
  It's　like　an　uncarved　block　of　wood
  With　infinite　potential
  Beyond　all　usefulness　for　good
  If　leaders　could　stay　centered
  In　awareness　pure　and　plain
  This　world　would　be　as　nourishing
  As　nature's　gentle　rain
  Everyone　would　be　at　peace
  And　always　living　in　the　whole
  Opposition　and　division
  Could　never　take　their　toll
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  It　may　be　said　that　you　are　wise
  To　see　yourself　as　others　do
  But　you　are　wiser　still　to　see
  From　your　own　central　point　of　view
  Then　you　see　you　have　it　all
  The　riches　that　are　always　here
  Belong　to　you　completely
  Because　your　vision　is　so　clear
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  The　empty　center's　everywhere
  It　flows　both　left　and　right
  It　brings　to　pass　ten　thousand　things
  And　yet　it　never　leaves　your　sight
  It　welcomes　everything　around
  On　nothing　does　it　make　a　claim
  It's　in　the　heart　of　each　and　all
  This　ultimate　without　a　name
  Some　can　see　that　it　is　great
  And　some　will　say　that　it's　obscure
  It　is　your　real　identity
  Simplicity　that　will　endure
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  Totality　will　be　with　you
  If　you　can　see　the　simple　presence
  Although　there's　danger　all　around
  You　give　complete　acceptance
  Good　music；　food　and　company
  Are　welcome　when　you're　traveling
  The　inner　truth　seems　tasteless
  Yet　it　produces　everything
  You　look　and　you　see　nothing
  You　listen　and　hear　silence
  Its　use　is　inexhaustible
  It's　ever　worthy　of　reliance
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  You　cannot　be　diminished
  Unless　you've　been　inflated
  You　cannot　be　defeated
  Unless　you've　been　elated
  You　cannot　be　belittled
  Unless　you've　been　esteemed
  Unless　you're　wholly　missing
  You　cannot　be　redeemed
  The　soft　and　slow　can　overcome
  The　rigid　and　the　hard　and　fast
  Just　see　your　inner　emptiness
  For　nothing　else　is　made　to　last
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  Only　see　you're　doing　nothing
  Yet　not　a　thing　is　left　undone
  For　all　things　happen　on　their　own
  In　you　who　are　the　all　in　one
  If　leaders　could　be　centered
  All　ten　thousand　things　would　thrive
  By　seeing　what　is　natural
  All　creation　comes　alive
  Everyone　would　be　content
  With　living　simply　every　day
  Desires　would　be　moderate
  And　peace　would　be　the　only　way
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  You　needn't　search　for　power
  You　already　have　it　all
  To　seek　outside　your　empty　core
  Is　looking　for　a　fall
  The　seer　doesn't　do　a　thing
  But　sees　that　all　is　finished
  Foolish　people　run　about
  And　leave　totality　diminished
  Goodness　must　be　doing
  And　justice　never　is　complete
  Propriety　can't　satisfy
  Obedience　is　forced　defeat
  When　totality　is　lost
  Goodness　comes　to　take　its　place
  Followed　by　propriety
  Bewilderment　and　end　of　grace
  The　seer　sees　periphery
  But　also　sees　the　open　core
  And　thus　the　seer　sees　the　whole
  And　dwells　therein　forevermore
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  If　you　stay　with　clear　awareness
  The　sky　is　open；　pure　and　spacious
  The　earth　is　firm　and　friendly　too
  Activity　is　efficacious
  But　depart　from　clarity
  The　purest　sky　is　torn　apart
  The　earth　is　so　divided
  Felicity　must　flee　your　heart
  The　seer　knows　humility
  Doesn't　argue　or　cajole
  Doesn't　discard　anything
  Or　mutilate　the　whole
  The　seer　doesn't　show　at　all
  Doesn't　sparkle　like　a　jewel
  The　seer's　vast　immensity
  Is　truly　less　than　minuscule
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  All　is　born　of　emptiness
  Manifests　and　has　its　day
  Then　yields　and　surrenders
  Returns　and　dies　away
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  When　seers　see　their　nothingness
  They　never　let　it　out　of　sight
  But　others　see　it　now　and　then
  And　miss　out　on　its　true　delight
  Still　others　only　laugh　it　off
  And　look　at　it　with　ridicule
  It　wouldn't　be　the　real　truth
  If　it　weren't　laughed　at　by　the　fool
  The　brightest　way　seems　darkness
  Just　going　on　seems　like　retreat
  The　simple　way　seems　difficult
  Capacity　seems　like　defeat
  Clarity　can　seem　obscure
  And　love　seem　not　to　care
  Totality　seems　not　enough
  And　truth　can　seem　to　err
  Awareness　doesn't　have　a　name
  To　all　appearances　is　null
  Yet　it　produces　everything
  And　so　this　empty　place　is　full
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  Awareness　comes　from　nothingness
  So　all　can　see　it's　plainly　one
  Contains　all　opposition
  Ten　thousand　things　are　now　begun
  All　these　things　embrace　the　void
  And　face　the　manifest
  Achieving　thus　true　harmony
  They　find　existence　truly　blessed
  No　one　wants　to　be　considered
  Empty　and　alone
  Yet　that's　exactly　what　the　seers
  Say　they　have　been　shown
  And　violence　is　not　the　way
  I　give　you　this　instruction
  Those　who　live　by　violence
  Will　bring　about　their　own　destruction
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  Overcome　by　yielding
  The　weak　can　overcome　the　strong
  For　only　absence　can　provide
  The　place　where　everything　belongs
  And　thus　it　is　that　I　can　see
  The　worthiness　of　not　contending
  Yet　few　will　ever　comprehend
  The　potency　of　bending
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  Which　of　these　means　more　to　you
  Integrity　or　reputation？
  Are　gain　and　loss　not　equally
  Responsible　for　limitation？
  Everything　that　you　possess
  Is　surely　transitory
  Just　be　pleased　with　emptiness
  And　witness　inner　bliss　and　glory
  You　know　that　your　are　always　safe
  If　only　you　can　be　contented
  With　awareness　as　capacity
  And　with　all　that　is　presented
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  Wholeness　seems　like　imperfection
  Yet　its　usefulness　is　sure
  Fullness　seems　quite　empty
  But　it　is　certain　to　endure
  True　straightness　can　seem　twisted
  True　wisdom　does　not　seem　to　know
  Great　eloquence　seems　halting
  Great　darkness　seems　to　be　aglow
  Can　you　see　that　emptiness
  Contains　all　oppositions？
  Like　hot　and　cold　and　fast　and　slow？
  All　differences　and　all　conditions？
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  When　the　absolute　is　cherished
  Horses　graze　on　the　open　green
  When　the　absolute　is　lost
  Only　steeds　of　war　are　seen
  No　calamity　exceeds　desire
  And　always　wanting　more
  Can　you　not　see　you　have　enough
  And　live　in　plenitude　galore？
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  No　need　to　go　outside　a　door
  To　see　totality
  Or　look　out　of　a　window
  For　seeing　what　will　always　be
  Going　out　you　go　astray
  At　home　and　center　all　is　one
  The　seer