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Verse 16 by Lao Zi: 致虚极，守静笃，万物并作，吾以观复。夫物芸芸，各复归其根。归根曰静，是谓复命。复命曰常，知常曰明，不知常，妄作，凶。知常容，容乃公，公乃王，王乃天，天乃道，道乃久，没身不殆。 Attain ultimate emptiness,Maintain steadfast stillness.As myriad things flourish together,I watch their return.Though all things thrive abundantly,Each one returns to its root.Returning to the root is called stillness;This is returning to destiny.Returning to destiny is called constancy;Knowing constancy is called clarity.Not knowing constancy leads to reckless actions,And disaster follows.Knowing constancyContinueContinue reading “Stillness vs. Spectacle: A Daoist Reflection on the World of Trump”