241002 What I learned in my studies this morning 4

Today's Meditation(s):

Tao Te Ching, 19, Gia-fu Feng and Jane English

Again, a list of good things . . . to avoid?

But see how the last stanza connects so easily to Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius?

See simplicity.

Do not add to impressions.

Realize our true nature.

I am my reasoning faculty. Only my judgments are up to me. 

Cast off selfishness.

Be cosmopolitan. Be a benefit to society. Think of others.

Temper desire.

Being rich will not satisfy me no matter how much I have, but wanting less will allow me to remain tranquil no matter my straits.