Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see t…

Laozi
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Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this appears as darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gate to all mystery. ✨ Laozi, Philip J. Ivanhoe (2003). The Daodejing of Laozi, p.106, Hackett Publishing
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