Let there be absolute repose and absolute purity; do not weary your body nor disturb your vitality,—and you will live for ever.

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See nothing; hear nothing; let your soul be wrapped in quiet; and your body will begin to take proper form. Let there be absolute repose and absolute purity; do not weary your body nor disturb your vitality,—and you will live for ever.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 11, §6 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, when we stop looking at everything and listening to everything in order to wrap our mind in calm, the body itself recovers its uprightness, and we live in lasting peace. Today, give yourself ten minutes without screens or noise, eyes half closed, and let your body straighten and relax by itself.

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