These books keep on getting weirder and weirder. This one is just teachings. There is none of this "The Master Says" bullshit. It is just straight up how to live your life. But, surprisingly, this book is really interesting. Without bad there would be no good. Good would just be normal because there is no other option. That is the base of all these teachings, but it gets more complicated than that. Without wealth, there is no desire to steal. One must be modest or bad things will happen. If you have nothing, people will want nothing from you. By doing so, you become detached.
Now here is where the shit hits the fan. It was all cool until I read this: "Heaven and earth last forever. Why do heaven and earth last forever? They are unborn, So ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfillment." Wait, What? Is this some kind of strange reverse psychology? This got me stuck for quite some time until I thought of the Way. Maybe by detaching and staying behind, he is farther into the path of the Way. That's the only definition I can think of so bear with me. Please note I said bear with me not bare with me. Please don't do that.
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