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For the perfect man employs his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing: it refuses nothing. It receives, but does not keep. And thus he can triumph over matter, without injury to himself.
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 7, §6 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, the accomplished man uses his mind like a mirror: he sees everything clearly, grasping nothing and rejecting nothing, and nothing leaves a trace in him that troubles him. Today, in the face of what happens, try to be that mirror: look, welcome, then let it go again, without clinging.
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