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Those who know don't talk about it;

those who talk don't know.

Close the mouth,

shut the gates,

soften the glare,

join with the settling dust,

blunt the sharp points,

untangle the complications.

This is called the profound union.

In this union,

there is no getting closer to or farther from,

no gaining or losing,

no exalting or debasing.

And that's why nature honors it above all else.