The Tao

Alsophila australis. Pacific Beach.

Passage #3:
If you over esteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's mind, sand filling their cores by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve. He helps people lose everything they know, everything they desire, and creates confusion in those who think that they know. Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.