Balance and Harmony

From the Book of Balance and Harmony, translated by Thomas Cleary:

" To master change, nothing is more important than to know the time; to know the time, nothing is more important than to understand inner design; to understand inner design, nothing is more important than open calm."

"The shining mind is always calm; in action, it responds to myriad changes. Even when active, it is essentially calm.
The wandering mind is always stirring; in quietude it produces myriad thoughts. Even when quiet it is basically always astir."

"Without knowing the eternal, one cannot master change; without mastering change, one cannot know the eternal. Eternity and change are the basis of transformation."