The essential Tao

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A way can be a guide, but not a fixed path;
names can be given, but not permanent labels.
Nonbeing is called the beginnings of heaven and
earth;
being is called the mother of all things.
Always passionless, thereby observe the subtle;
ever intent, thereby observe the apparent.
These two come from the same source but differ in
name;
both are considered mysteries.
The mystery of mysteries
is the gateway of marvels.

från "The Essential Tao" í översättning och tolkning av Thomas Cleary

The eight defects: från the Book of Chuang Tzu

1. To be involved with affairs that are not yours is to be overbearing.

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2. To draw attention to yourself when no one wants you is to be intrusive.

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3. To suck up to someone with speeches designed to please is to be sycophantic.

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4. Not to distinguish between good and evil in what others say is to be a flatterer.

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5. To gossip about other's failings is to be slanderous.

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6. To separate friends and families is to be malevolent.

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7. To give false praise in order to hurt others is to be wicked.

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8. Having no concern for right or wrong, but to be two-faced in order to find out what others know, is to be treacherous.