20
The internal foe is born from thought
Comparing and labelling
It labels evil and good
So what it believes itself to be
May be called good
So what it sees as different
May be called evil
It must accumulate
So it may have more than another
What it wants is good
What the other wants is evil
What it does is good
What the other does is evil
End this thinking
Do not label and compare
Your battles are over
The internal foe seeks out
The extremes of duality
Let it lead you
Remain unbalanced
Let the internal foe feed you
Remain ever hungry
Let the Tao lead you
Find the center
Find balance
Feed from the Tao
Lack for nothing
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