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Taoism
Lesson 131

Only the perfect man can transcend the limits of the human and yet not withdraw from the world, live in accord with mankind and yet suffer no injury himself.

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Only the perfect man can transcend the limits of the human and yet not withdraw from the world, live in accord with mankind and yet suffer no injury himself. Of the world's teachings he learns nothing. He has that within which makes him independent of others.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 26, §7 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, the accomplished person, the “perfect man”, lives with his time and among others, without fleeing the world or trying to manipulate it: he makes himself available without losing himself, and lets each person think freely. Today, when someone expresses an opinion different from yours, listen to it to the end without contradicting, while remaining peacefully faithful to what you think.

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