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Epictetus - The Golden Sayings # 3 Stoic Teachings - PhilosophyVideos.com

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Translated by: Thomas Merton

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If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation. –Chuang Tzu

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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

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“Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”

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All things in the world are one. Things that are thought beautiful are considered miraculous and marvelous; things that are thought ugly are considered rotten and repulsive. The truth is that rot and repulsion can transform into miracles and marvels, and that miracles and marvels can transform into rot and repulsion.

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” When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you “   -  Laozi ( Lao Tzu)

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Wu wei ( 无为) is a Chinese word which is usually translated as “non doing”. This is a Taoist concept which has found its way into mainstream Buddhism via Zen (Chan). It is a fundamental principle in Eastern cultures and one which mystifies and at times frustrates Westerners.

The idea is that there are times when the best action is no action. We can best deal with a situation by not reacting to it. This is alien to most Westerners who feel that a reaction is always necessary. With wu wei we are as the water when it meets the stone in the river. It flows around without directly opposing the stone. Wu wei. The water way. Wu wei wu（无为无）, alternatively is essentially ‘doing non doing” or “action without action” Bruce Lee talks on this during an interview when we instructs those to “be like water”. 

“The Sage is occupied with the unspoken and acts without effort.’

– Laozi, The Tao Te Ching, chapter 2