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Taoism
Lesson 161

Unfathomable as the sea, wondrously ending only to begin again, informing all creation without being exhausted, the Tao of the perfect man is spontaneous in its operation.

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Unfathomable as the sea, wondrously ending only to begin again, informing all creation without being exhausted, the Tao of the perfect man is spontaneous in its operation. That all creation can be informed by it without exhaustion, is its Tao.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 22, ยง6 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, the Principle is infinite like the ocean, and the sage, instead of trying to measure it, is content to embrace it whole in peaceful admiration. Today, take a moment before a wide space, the sea, the sky, a horizon or even a photo, and simply let yourself be filled with wonder.

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