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THIRTY-FOUR

Great TAO is all pervading! It is available everywhere, on the right hand and on the left. Everything is dependent upon it for existence and it never fails them. It does all this but claims no ownership. As TAO has no selfish desires and is perfectly humble, everything takes refuge in it. Because it does not care for ownership, it is regarded as the greatest. Because

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the perfect Sage never thinks of his greatness, he can attain true Greatness.


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