An ocean of ink in a single drop, Trembling at the tip of my brush. Poised above stark white paper, A universe waits for existence. - Laozi

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An ocean of ink in a single drop,
Trembling at the tip of my brush.
Poised above stark white paper,
A universe waits for existence.

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About Laozi

老子 Lǎozi (c. 6th – 5th century BC) was a Chinese monist philosopher; also called Lao Zi, Lao Tzu, Lao Tse, or Lao Tze. The Tao Te Ching (道德經, Pinyin: Dào Dé Jīng, or Dao De Jing) represents the sole document generally attributed to Laozi.

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Alternative Names: Ancient Boy Ancient Master Old Boy Old Lord Old Master Sage Ancestor Venerable Master Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti Lao Chun Lao Chun Tzu Lao Chun-tzu Lao Dan Lao Jun Lao Jun Zi Lao Junzi Lao Kiune Lao Tan Lao Tse Lao Tsee Lao Tseu Lao Tsu Lao Tze Lao Tzse Lao Tzu Lao Tzŭ Lao zi Lao ʒze Lao-chene-tsee Lao-chun Lao-chun-tzu Lao-kiune Lao-tan Lao-tse Lao-tsee Lao-tsu Lao-tze Lao-tzse Lao-tzu Lao-tzŭ Lao-ʒze Laochun Laocius Laodan Laojun Laojunzi Laotan Laotse Laotsee Laotsu Laotze Laotzse Laotzu Laotzŭ Li Boyang Li Dan Li Er Li Erh Li Po-yang Li Tan Lâo ʒze Lâo-ʒze Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Ch'ueh Hsuan Yuan T'ien Huang Ta Ti Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Ch'üeh Hsüan Yüan T'ien Huang Ta Ti Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Chueh Hsuan Yuan Tien Huang Ta Ti Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Chüeh Hsüan Yüan Tien Huang Ta Ti Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsüan Yüan Huang Ti Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsüan Yüan Huang-ti Sheng-tsu Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'ueh Hsuan Yuan T'ien-huang Ta-ti Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'üeh Hsüan Yüan T'ien-huang Ta-ti Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-chueh Hsuan Yuan Tien-huang Ta-ti Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-chüeh Hsüan Yüan Tien-huang Ta-ti Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'ueh Hsuan-yuan T'ien-huang Ta-ti Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'üeh Hsüan-yüan T'ien-huang Ta-ti Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-chueh Hsuan-yuan Tien-huang Ta-ti Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-chüeh Hsüan-yüan Tien-huang Ta-ti Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsüan Yüan Huang-ti Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsüan-yüan Huang-ti Shengzu Shengzu Dadao Xuan Yuan Huangdi Shengzu Dadao Xuanyuan Huangdi Shengzu Gao Shang Dadao Jinque Xuan Yuan Tianhuang Dadi Shengzu Gaoshang Dadao Jinque Xuanyuan Tianhuang Dadi T'ai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang Ti T'ai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti T'ai-shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti T'ai-shang Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti T'ai-shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti T'ai-shang Hsüen-yüan Huang-ti Tai Shang Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti Tai Shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti Tai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang Ti Tai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti Tai-shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti Tai-shang Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti Tai-shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti Tai-shang Hsüen-yüan Huang-ti Taishang Xuan Yuan Huangdi Taishang Xuanyuan Huangdi Xuan Yuan Huangdi Xuanyuan Huangdi
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The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao; The name that can be defined is not the unchanging name. Non-existence is called the antecedent of heaven and earth; Existence is the mother of all things. From eternal non-existence, therefore, we serenely observe the mysterious beginning of the Universe; From eternal existence we clearly see the apparent distinctions. These two are the same in source and become different when manifested. This sameness is called profundity. Infinite profundity is the gate whence comes the beginning of all parts of the Universe.

Without opening your door,
you can open your heart to the world.
Without looking out your window,
you can see the essence of the Tao.

The more you know,
the less you understand.

The Master arrives without leaving,
sees the light without looking,
achieves without doing a thing.

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