Dualistic 

thinking is a sickness. 

Religion is a distortion. 

Materialism is cruel. 

Blind spirituality

is unreal. 

Chanting 

is no more holy than 

listening to the murmur of a stream, 

counting prayer beads no more sacred 

than simply breathing, religious 

robes no more spiritual 

than work clothes. 

If you wish 

to attain oneness with 

the Tao, don't get caught up 

in spiritual superficialities. 

Instead, live a quiet and simple life, 

free of ideas and 

concepts. 

Find 

contentment in the practice 

of undiscriminating virtue, 

the only true power. 

Giving to others 

selflessly and anonymously, 

radiating light throughout the world 

and illuminating your own 

darknesses, your virtue 

becomes a sanctuary 

for yourself and all 

beings. This is 

what is meant 

by embodying 

the Tao.