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Passage 19 of the Tao Teh Ching by Lao Tzu speaks to diminishing the self and curbing the desires.

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Heaven lasts long, and Earth abides.What is the secret of their durability?Is it not because they do not live for themselvesThat they can live so long? Therefore, the Sage wants to remain behind,But finds himself at the head of others;Reckons himself out,But finds himself safe and secure.Is it not because he is selflessThat his Self […]