Chapter 29
Do you want to improve the world?
I don't think it can be done.
The world is sacred.
It can't be improved.
If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it.
If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it.
There is a time for being ahead,
a time for being behind;
a time for being in motion,
a time for being at rest;
a time for being vigorous,
a time for being exhausted;
a time for being safe,
a time for being in danger.
The Master sees things as they are,
without trying to control them.
She lets them go their own way,
and resides at the center of the circle.
Chapter 35
She who is centered in the Tao
can go where she wishes, without danger.
She perceives the universal harmony
even amid great pain,
because she has found peace in her heart.
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Commentary
Do you wnat to improve the world? Ramana Maharshi said, "Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes."
It can't be improved: This is the Sabbath mind, as in the first chapter of Genesis - when God, from a state of perfect repose, looks on the world and says, "Behold, it is very good." Actually, this "it can't be improved" is the greatest possible improvement.
peace in her heart: She is centered in the peace; thus she can give herself fully to he pain.
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