{"id":21199,"date":"2020-04-25T00:02:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T21:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=21199&lang=en"},"modified":"2020-04-25T00:34:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T21:34:01","slug":"true-words-seem-paradoxical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/true-words-seem-paradoxical\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"True words seem paradoxical. (LAO TZU)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing in the world
\nis as soft and yielding as water.
\nYet for dissolving the hard and inflexible,
\nnothing can surpass it.
\nThe soft overcomes the hard;
\nthe gentle overcomes the rigid.
\nEveryone knows this is true,
\nbut few can put it into practice.
\nTherefore the Master remains
\nserene in the midst of sorrow.
\nEvil cannot enter his heart.
\nBecause he has given up helping,
\nhe is people’s greatest help.
\nTrue words seem paradoxical.<\/p>\n

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Tao Te Ching<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Art of Harmony<\/strong><\/em>
\nLao-tzu<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Image: Adrian Sommeling | http:\/\/www.designstack.co\/2016\/05\/surreal-photo-manipulation-with-sons.html
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