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When all under Heaven know beauty as beauty, ugliness arises.
When all know good as good, evil emerges.
Thus, being and non-being give birth to each other;
Difficult and easy complete each other;
Long and short contrast each other;
High and low depend on each other;
Sound and tone harmonize with each other;
Front and back follow one another.
Therefore, the Sage acts without striving,
Teaches without words.
All things arise, yet he does not claim them;
He creates, yet does not possess.
He works, yet does not rely on his deeds.
He achieves, yet takes no credit.
Because he does not claim,
His achievement endures. - Laozi

Enduring Achievement Through the Paradox of Non-Doing

Thus the final paradox: because the Sage does not claim, his achievement endures. Non-attachment safeguards works from the erosion of ego, keeping them adaptable and widely owned. The Bhagavad Gita offers a resonant counsel—“You have a right to action, not to its fruits” (2.47)—suggesting that durability grows from freedom from grasping. When results are not seized, they can be maintained by many hands; when credit is not hoarded, goodwill replenishes effort. Laozi closes the loop: by loosening control, one secures continuity. Letting go becomes the surest way to let things last. [...]

Created on: 10/27/2025