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Heaven
and Earth do not have human sentiments.
Ten-thousand things (everything) have the importance of a straw
dog.*
The
sages are not sentimental, thus they act toward the hundred families
(everyone) as if they are straw dogs.
The
space between Heaven and Earth is like the space inside of a flute!
It is hollow, yet does not get exhausted.
The more active it is, the more it produces.
Too
many words bring about exhaustion.
It is better to hold your center.
*Straw dog: A
sacrificial straw sculpture in the shape of a dog that was carefully
maintained until it was used and then it was discarded.
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