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The Poet Seers » Lao Tzu » Tao Te Ching » 6 – The Valley Spirit

6 – The Valley Spirit

The valley spirit dies not, aye the same;
The female mystery thus do we name.
Its gate, from which at first they issued forth,
Is called the root from which grew heaven and earth.
Long and unbroken does its power remain,
Used gently, and without the touch of pain.

 

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