致虚极
The practice of stillness — returning to your root
“Empty yourself completely. Be still. All things arise and return to their root. Returning to the root is stillness. Stillness is returning to what is real.”
致虚极，守静笃。万物并作，吾以观复。夫物芸芸，各复归其根。归根曰静，是谓复命。复命曰常，知常曰明。不知常，妄作凶。知常容，容乃公，公乃王，王乃天，天乃道，道乃久，没身不殆。
When life feels chaotic, do not add more movement. Be still. Let things settle. Clarity comes not from doing more, but from being quiet enough to see clearly.
致虚极守静笃——修道心法。
万物并作吾以观复——万物蓬勃生长，我从中观察到循环往复的规律。
归根曰静——回归本源即是静。
知常曰明——认识永恒的规律即明智。
知常容容乃公公乃王王乃天天乃道——从智慧到包容到公正到完备到合天道，层层递进。
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