CITM_de8f063d09fc · 1 source instrument · 1 surface variant
way 9 the good things in life cannot be found by resolute action or by participation in the turmoil of social life one should cease to make demands waiting in quiet receptivity open to the powers that nourish the self and work through it sustained by these powers one knows joy and peace
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“WAY 9: The good things in life cannot be found by resolute action, or by participation in the turmoil of social life. One should cease to make demands, waiting in quiet receptivity, open to the powers that nourish the self and work through it. Sustained by these powers, one knows joy and peace.”
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