Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“Into the same river no man can step twice; for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you.”

— Heraclitus Ἡράκλειτος 535 – 475 BCE
(of Ephesus, the "Weeping Philosopher")
A Greek Buddha

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  1. Shan Dao
    Shan Dao 5 years ago
    Most may understand this quote in an external, physical way; rivers are always changing and never the same. A personal, more internal interpretation though, may provide more insight; we are individually always changing and never the same.
 

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