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Discipline (n.) has nothing to do with the Tao: what discipline perfects can be lost again — yet to say there is no discipline is to be like ordinary people.
Discipline (n.) has nothing to do with the Tao: if the Tao were reached by discipline, finishing the discipline would mean losing it.
Harmony (n.) with the Tao is lost the moment you ask how to reach it: "I am already out of harmony with the Tao!" Ma-tsu answered.
Thought (n.) follow one another without being linked; former, later and in-between, each one is absolutely tranquil.
Thought (n.) never says "I am arising" or "I am ceasing": thoughts follow one another unlinked, each absolutely tranquil.