Personally, I find a lot of truth in the Tao Te Ching and the principles of Wu Wei.
There are many things that the Tao teaches, but one of my favorites is about duality.
Shown below is the second verse of the Tao Te Ching, translated by S. Mitchell.
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When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.
Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things disappear and she lets them go.
She has but doesn't possess,
acts but doesn't expect.
When her work is done, she forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever.
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Essentially it describes the meaning behind the familiar yin-yang symbol.
People talk about good and evil, they wish for a world without evil. But I believe that good exists because of evil. Evil helps us to see and participate in the good in the world. Likewise, without darkness there would be no need for light. One needs the other.
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