Compassion Leads to Reconciliation
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.
These are your greatest treasures.Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
Mark Nepo
Background on Mark Nepo
Lao-Tzu
6th or 4th century BC
Lao-Tzu (also Laozi, Li Er or Lao-Tze) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions.
A semi-legendary figure, Lao-Tzu was usually portrayed as a 6th-century BC contemporary of Confucius, but some modern historians consider him to have lived during the 4th century BC. A central figure in Chinese culture, Lao-Tzu is claimed by both the emperors of the Tang dynasty and modern people of the Li surname as a founder of their lineage.
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