Heaven and earth are enduring.
The reason why heaven and earth can be enduring is that they do not give themselves life.
Hence they are able to be long-lived.
Therefore the sage puts his person last and it comes first,
Treats it as extraneous to himself and it is preserved.
Is it not because he is without thought of self that he is able to accomplish his private ends?
— #Tao Te Ching: Ch 07 (D.C. Lau translation)
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The top part is very similar to a Li Bo poem
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Drinking Alone Under the Moon?
Ehh I forget... "Heaven lasts long and earth abides" is one of the lines
That's "Heaven and Earth," yes.
Indeed, it is very similar.
Glad you found it. I couldn't find it... Not even with the name. Amazing how inaccessible this stuff still is in English
